Press Release. Campaign to Save Tara,
27th. May 2007.

Man-made structure on the route of the proposed M3

Members of the Campaign to Save Tara and the Solidarity Vigil have discovered another underground structure between the sites of Collierstown and Roestown while scouting the Valley sites on Saturday 26th. May. This is obviously a man made subterranean site and was not picked up by the geophysical survey. This again shows the inadequacy of the preliminary investigations carried out on the route. It is right in the middle of the route of the proposed motorway, at a 45 degree angle and what is visible is about 30 feet long. This was revealed when the construction workers were using heavy machinery for stripping topsoil in preparation for the hard core of the road. There is no evidence of archaeological activity in the area.

On the advice of an independent archaeologist the National Museum will be informed immediately. There will be a full occupation of the complex until the Museum staff arrive. This is the section of the motorway project that was defended by conservationists during the past week.

Without this action this latest find would now be covered by hard core.

Perhaps this discovery explains why construction workers were so heavy handed with the conservationists during last week. The confrontations that occurred on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday happened within 100 yards of this new possible site. Did the NRA and the contractors realise that there was something to hide here?

ENDS

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