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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 bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso 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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