PICTURES: Dry weather reveals possible Bronze Age cemetery and settlement in Co Meath

The National Monuments Service has been notified of a possible Bronze Age cemetery and settlement near Duleek in Co Meath.

PICTURES: Dry weather reveals possible Bronze Age cemetery and settlement in Co Meath
Thu, 26 Jul, 2018 - 01:00
Elaine Keogh

If confirmed, it would be the latest in a series of new discoveries in the Boyne Valley as a direct result of the dry weather.

The most significant to date is the new henge at Newgrange which was found two weeks ago by Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland using a drone.

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