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2015:333 - POWERSTOWN, Carlow

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Carlow

Site name: POWERSTOWN

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number: 03E1909

Author: Catherine McLoughlin, Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology

Author/Organisation Address: Moonrise Farmhouse, Coolballow, Drinagh, Wexford

Site type: Pit

Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)

ITM: E 670856m, N 668700m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.764691, -6.950103

Monitoring was undertaken under extension to the original monitoring licence at this quarry site in Powerstown, Co. Carlow. 3 small circular pits were uncovered and excavated, one of which contained burnt animal bone. Further monitoring will be carried out in 2016.


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