Sod off

Hill of Tara 40

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ryaner May 1, 2007 17:01:28

Local radio here reporting that work on the M3 motorway, which the Minister for Transport had officially begun today with a 'turning of the sod', had to be suspended almost immediately due to another 'new' find, a 'circular enclosure'.

ryaner May 1, 2007 21:59:47

Replying to ryaner

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0501/meath.html

Intriguing. "The size of 3 football pitches"!

FourWinds May 2, 2007 08:05:50

Replying to ryaner

The find is an 80m diameter double banked henge. It has been known about for a while (one of the opposition groups told the National Museum about it) and is just 100m or so from Rath Lugh. It's been heavily ploughed out and so was only just visible. The initial survey mis-identified it, but the arhaeos have been digging it for a while and have now identified it properly.

Source: Irish Times

The only known Irish henges that are bigger are on Tara itself. I don't know of any double-banked henges anywhere .... (?)

ryaner Jun 14, 2007 09:49:21

Replying to ryaner

"The Green Party's negotiators admitted that the proposed Government programme was far from perfect from their point of view, with failures to secure movement on issues like the use of Shannon Airport by the US military, the building of the M3 motorway through the Tara valley, and hospital co-location."

See the rest of the report here:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0614/election.html