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County Kildare, Leinster

Athy canal and Barrow junction town

Riverbank Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: canal ironwork.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1908 historic-map era

Market town where the Grand Canal's Barrow line met the river navigation from 1791, with a canal harbour, maltings and brick trade; harbour ground and junction margins carry canal-era refuse.

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