Down High Excavation

Down High Excavation

12/10/2023

Archaeological excavations at the County Down site of a new school have uncovered ground-breaking artefacts.

Excavation of the property at Downpatrick first revealed an Irish famine graveyard that had been a workhouse.

However, as we went further, we found one of the biggest prehistoric settlements ever found on the island of Ireland.

 

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