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Site name: Navan Fort (Emain Macha)

Nearest town: Armagh; State/country: Northern Ireland; Type of site: Prehistoric Iron Age enclosure (ceremonial); Date of site: 1st century BC; Sponsor: Department of the Environment of Northern Ireland; Collaborators: Department of the Environment of Northern Ireland, The Navan Center, Queen's University, Belfast, California State University, Long Beach.

Type of survey: Proton magnetometry; Instrument: Geometrics 856A; Prospection depth: up to 1.5 m; Sampling interval: 1 x 1m and 0.5 x 0.5m; Area surveyed: about 6200 m2; Date of survey: 7/94 and 8/95.

Comments: A number of interesting features are suggested in these data. Most obvious is the circular ring barrow on the far right, visible on the surface and partiallly excavated in the 1960s. The 30 m diameter double ringed enclosure is a new discovery that overlaps and antedates the barrow. The prominent linear feature is a 19th century field boundary and the numerous parallel linear features are associated potato beds. (For further information about this site see Navan Project Page.)

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