The site at Ballyglass West Townland, County Mayo was included in the Record of Monuments and Historic Places as MA063:053 – Fulacht Fiadh. In addition to the recorded fulacht fiadh, a terrace, possibly containing hut sites, was identified in the Environmental Impact Statement. T
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One fulacht fiadh and one small burnt spread were newly identified in Sonnagh Townland, Co. Mayo during the monitoring of the topsoil/peat removal by the contractors (E3528).1 The peat was removed using a 360º track machine with a 2m wide toothless bucket.
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Excavations were undertaken on two fulachta fiadh from 25 November 2005 to 10 February 2006 in Fauleens townland, Co. Mayo. Fauleens I-II were newly identified during the centre-line testing (A020/003) and were fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charles
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These burnt pits were newly identified in Cloonaghboy town land, Co Mayo, during centreline testing (A020/003), in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass. As they were within the area of the road take, full excavation was required. The site was excavated by a te
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Cloonaghboy IV The irregularly-shaped mound was located on the north facing aspect of a gently-sloping east/west ridge, which sloped into a deep peat basin. The mound was comprised of 0.26- 0.62m thick layer of heat-shattered stones in charcoal-rich black silty clay. It measured
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Currinah I Excavation was undertaken on these sites from 13 February to 6 March 2006. The site was newly identified during testing (E3521) carried out by Mr. Richard Gillespie. The sites were fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown By- Pass. The site
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This series of pits and burnt spread was newly discovered in Sonnagh townland, 3 km south-west of Charlestown, Co Mayo1. It was located on a gravel rise at the eastern edge of a shallow east/west peat basin, at an altitude of 72 m OD and was 20 m east of the Early Neolithic struc
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This potential archaeological pit was identified in Sonnagh townland, Co Mayo during centre-line testing in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass and is likely to be associated with a series of seven pits excavated 40m to the north-east (Sonnagh XIII2). It was
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Excavation was undertaken on this fulacht fiadh from 24 to 30 May 2006. The site was newly identified during the monitoring of topsoil removal by the contractors (E3528) and was fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown By-Pass The site was located on t
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Excavation was undertaken on this site from 18 to 23 May 2006. The site was newly identified during the centre-line testing (E3529) and was fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown By-Pass. The site was located at an altitude of 131.97m OD. The oval-sh
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Excavation was undertaken on this feature from 6 to 10 October 2005. The site was newly identified during the centre-line testing (A020/003) and was fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown By-Pass. It was a shallow sub-oval pit located at an altitude
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Excavation was undertaken on this site from 1 to 7 June 2006. The site was newly identified during the centre-line testing (A020/003) and was fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown By-Pass. It consisted of two small burnt spreads located at an altitu
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