This report presents the results of an excavation at a ringfort in the townland of Loughbown, Co. Galway. The excavation was undertaken by Eachtra Archaeological Projects for Galway County Council and the National Roads Authority and forms part of wider archaeological excavatio
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A programme of archaeological works was carried out by Headland Archaeology Ltd along the 4.2 km route of the proposed N17 Tuam Bypass. An excavation licence (06E1139) was granted to Liam McKinstry by the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government to carry out the
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This report presents the results of an eight-month excavation of a large, denuded and partly destroyed ringfort in the townland of Mackney, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The excavation was undertaken by Eachtra Archaeological Projects for Galway County Council and the National Roads
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The N17/18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme is approximately 57 km in length and will connect the N18 Gort to Crusheen Scheme to the existing N17 road immediately north of Tuam. This overall scheme forms part of the Atlantic Corridor. The Atlantic Corridor is designed to connect Letterken
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This report presents the results of an eight-week excavation of a disturbed ringfort (GA087-177) or enclosure in the townland of Loughbown, Ballinasloe, County Galway. The site had an internal bank, partly protected on its southern side by an extant field boundary and an exter
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