The sites excavated at Barnacragh E2446 comprised a burnt mound, trough, stake-holes and a pit. Charcoal yielded an Early Bronze Age date, in common with material from other burnt mound sites nearby. This is one of five Bronze Age sites excavated along this portion of the new roa
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This report comprises the final excavation report for a site found at Mackney, Co. Galway, during archaeological testing within the lands acquired for the new N6 Galway to Ballinasloe dual carriageway road scheme (O’Donoghue et al. 2006, Figure 1). The site comprised both prehist
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This site was discovered during archaeological testing prior to construction of the new N6 Galway to Ballinasloe road. A post-medieval building was interpreted as a water-powered forge, probably used as a spade mill. The lime kiln at was also post-medieval, with evidence for lim
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The site excavated at Mackney E2445 represented the remains of Middle to late Bronze Age occupation, with potential evidence for a structure made from timber uprights. The excavated features included a hearth, post-holes and pits. There were no artefacts from the site to com- ple
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The sites excavated at Urraghry E2449 comprised a burnt mound, trough, stake-holes a gully and a palaeochannel. Charcoal yielded an Early Bronze Age date, in common with material from other burnt mound sites nearby. This is one of five Bronze Age sites excavated along this portio
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This excavation revealed the extant remains of a late medieval, mixed feed, permanent lime kiln in the townland of Cullenagh More. The lime kiln consisted of a square structure with a kiln pot measuring, roughly, 3.5 m across and with a surviving depth of 1.5 m. There was a centr
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The excavation of the site at Garrauncreen, Co Galway comprised three burnt mounds dated to the Early Bronze Age. The mounds were each located on the side of a hollow or seasonal pond. Eacthra Archaeological Projects Ltd were appointed as archaeological consultant for the M17/M18
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