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RiotGibbon R
RiotGibbon Nov 12, 2002 09:38:23
Replying to FourWinds

and I quote:
"The monuments were uncovered by experts from NUI, Galway who were working on the most extensive and ambitious geophysical survey ever undertaken in Ireland.

Before the survey began, around 30 monuments had been located. That figure has now been trebled. "

looks like your info is getting a bit out of date ... get out there! In your wellies if you have to ...

like the story though - "as big as Croker Park" - imagine!

RG

F FourWinds
FourWinds Nov 12, 2002 09:54:14
Replying to RiotGibbon

'fraid my info is not out of date. I have the excavation/study reports :-) hence why I could provide geophys stuff. This was formerly released on 7th September:

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/image.php?image_id=8889


The other masses of things found are a lot of very confusing lines (trenches or whatever). The only excavation done was on the ditch around Rath na Rig (the Royal Enclosure - a 100m x 80m henge), which was simply a re-excavation of a part done in the 1950s.

A possible entrance was found to Rath na Rig on the east side, but because its geo phys they don't know yet.

Other things appear to be ring barrows or hut sites.