Burial ground razed by M3 workers, claim protesters

An ancient burial ground near the Hill of Tara in Co Meath was razed to the ground during overnight work on the controversial M3 motorway, environmentalists claimed today.

Burial ground razed by M3 workers, claim protesters

An ancient burial ground near the Hill of Tara in Co Meath was razed to the ground during overnight work on the controversial M3 motorway, environmentalists claimed today.

Protesters arrived at the archaeological ruins early yesterday morning to find the Baronstown monument, a massive Bronze Age settlement and burial ground, destroyed after machinery moved in.

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