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This report describes the results of an archaeological excavation of Manor East 4 (Registration Number: E4328), which was located along the proposed route of the N22 Tralee Bypass / Tralee to Bealagrellagh, Co. Kerry. Manor East 4 was discovered during a first phase of archaeological testing along the proposed bypass undertaken in 2010 by Headland Archaeology (Bartlett, Hession and Long 2010; E4149). The Stage (iii) excavation work at Manor East 4 was undertaken on behalf of the National Roads Authority and it took place between the April 4 and April 9, 2011. Manor East 4 was comprised of a dryland area containing a small number of pit and post features (one of which produced early Neolithic pottery) next to what appeared to be a former stream channel sealed by peat. These pits and postholes mark the repeated use of this dryland throughout prehistory and are not all contemporary as one of the hearth features produced a charred hazelnut dating to the early Bronze Age period (2 Sigma Cal. 1955–1770BC UBA 18632). Neolithic and Bronze Age habitation and burial activity has been identified at Manor East 1 c. 350 m to the north-east. The peat in the adjacent channel appeared to have formed and accumulated between the late Iron Age and the medieval period. A number of cut and trimmed branches and stakes were recovered from throughout the peat although no discernible pattern or structure was identified. Two samples of alder from these timbers produced a medieval date for felling of 2 Sigma Cal. AD1403–1441, UBA 17592 and AD1413–1469, UBA 18518.