Further digs at site where Iron Age man’s body found

FURTHER excavations are planned for the midlands bog where the body of a man that could date back to the Iron Age was found earlier this month.

Department of Environment archeologists have identified a 74-acre site in Co Offaly which they believe could contain other human remains or evidence of settlement.

Conditions are too wet for full-scale excavation at the moment, but it is hoped to put a team on site to begin work later in the summer once the bog has dried sufficiently. Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing at the National Museum of Ireland to determine the age of the remains of the man whose well-preserved body was found by a farmer clearing drains at Croghan Hill near Daingean almost a fortnight ago.