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2007:1917 - LYNN, Westmeath

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Westmeath

Site name: LYNN

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number: 07E0106

Author: Fran Wilkinson, Tempus Archaeology

Author/Organisation Address: Cregg, Craughwell, Co. Galway

Site type: Kiln- corn-drying, Pit and Structure

Period/Dating: Early Medieval (AD 400-AD 1099)

ITM: E 643141m, N 750873m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.506077, -7.349661

The excavation was undertaken in advance of development involving construction of the N52 Clonmore link road. Excavated features included a corn-drying kiln of possible late first/early second millennium AD date. Adjacent to this were four post-holes, a subrectangular pit and potential work area. Several pieces of flint and chert debitage were also recovered.


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