Map, Lug, Co. Offaly

Map, Lug, Co. Offaly

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Lantern slide depicts an aerial view of the excavation site at Lug, Co. Offaly. Originally titled 'LUG-OFFALY' and labelled 'K4 26'. The image depictes is an arieal view of a handdrawn image of the excavation site. The excavation site consisted of a number of prehistoric burials, with human remains found in various cists, under the cairn it was placed in. The excavation was undertaken by the Royal Antiquarian Society of Ireland, by Micheal O Duigeannain. The exact location of the excavation site could not be determined. The image itself depicts an overview of the excavation site. The cair was approx. 65 feet in diamater. There were multpile burial chambers and remains found in the site, both human an non-human origin.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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BOX37_031

RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 37

25/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Offaly

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100031.aspx

Townland: Lug

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/42043.aspx

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Position Source: www.logainm.ie

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Place: Lug, Co. Offaly Latitude: 53.3150936 Longitude: -7.484379200000035

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)