This site consisted of a poorly preserved, Middle Bronze Age, burnt mound. A series of three interconnecting pits were filled with charcoal-rich fills. Two more pits and a possible post-hole were located just to the north of the central pits and were partly overlaid by a layer of

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This was a small disturbed burnt mound located in reclaimed ground on the western edge of an area of rough pasture located to the south of the turlough in Caherweelder townland. A large irregular central trough was located below the undisturbed lower burnt mound deposit. A smalle

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The following report describes a Middle Bronze Age burnt mound dating from 1667-1393 cal BC, excavated by CRDS Ltd on behalf of Galway County Council and the National Roads Authority in March and April 2006 (NGR 164175, 225335, 62 m OD). The site lay close to marginal land some 3

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The following report describes the results of excavation E2121 carried out by Tamás Péterváry between March and June 2006 in Rathglass townland, County Galway. Excavations were carried out in advance of construction of the new N6 between Ballinasloe and Galway. The site was a

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The excavation of a large burnt mound at Ballyglass West revealed a number of archaeological features. The mound itself contained up to 16 different deposits consisting of varying amounts of stone, burnt stone and charcoal-rich black silty clay. Eight potential troughs were ident

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