What is recorded here

Seven bodies lay beside the Navan road in County Meath when roadworks opened the earth in March 1942. They rested fully extended on the base of a steep incline, some aligned east-west and others north-south. The sudden exposure turned an ordinary working day into a reminder that ordinary roads often cover extraordinary lives.

In March 1942 human remains were discovered during roadworks on the Navan road. The site lay beside the road on the base of a steep incline. Seven burials were noted. They were extended and in a supine position, with their alignment varying from E-W and N-S (Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol 2, 505). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 11 March 2013

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial site; significance lies in the multiple extended burials, indicating possible ritual or familial interment.

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