1998:367 - CARLOW NORTHERN RELIEF ROAD, Graigue, Laois

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Laois Site name: CARLOW NORTHERN RELIEF ROAD, Graigue

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 98E0382

Author: Thaddeus C. Breen, for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd.

Site type: Burnt spread

Period/Dating: Undetermined

ITM: E 623841m, N 672654m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.804348, -7.646417

Sites 1 and 2 were spreads of dark grey-brown soil, with some patches of charcoal, and black, charcoal-rich soil. They were 11m and 8m long, respectively, and at least 4m wide, but each continued beyond the take of the road. Deep ploughing had disturbed both, and Site 1 had been further disturbed by a drain. The only finds were modern bottle glass. Site 3 was a smaller spread of similar material, measuring 1.2m x 0.8m. A fragment of burnt bone was found here.

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