Kilkenny Archaeology are continuing with their research on the Black Pigs Dyke in 2015, with a focus on dating key sections of the earthworks. This will help us understand if it was a single feature, built roughly around the same time, or a network of earthworks from different periods and functions.
In 2015 a selection of sites in the study area were looked at:
Monaghan
Scothouse – evidence from a previous excavation to be analysed
Cavan
No sites in Cavan in 2015.
Longford
- Ardkill More
- Longford:
- Carrickduff
- Clogh
- Tonymore
- TromraLeitrim
- Corracloona
- Gortnaderry
- Lattone
Roscommon:
No sites in 2015
From this, excavations to extract soil and other materials for scientific dating will take place at Tromra in Co. Longford and Lattone in Co. Leitrim from the winter of 2015.