2023:751 - Duffsland (part of) Navan, Meath
County: Meath
Site name: Duffsland (part of) Navan
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 23E0480
Author: Fergal Murtagh
Author/Organisation Address: c/o IAC Ltd, Unit G1 Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 685754m, N 766079m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.637472, -6.703263
Archaeological testing was carried out in June 2023 at Duffsland (part of) Navan, County Meath, as part of a proposed future residential development project. Testing was carried out using a mechanical excavator fitted with a flat grading bucket. A total of six trenches were excavated across the site, measuring 580 linear meters. The site is a relatively flat pasture field with minor undulations throughout.
Topsoil consisted of a mid-brown silty clay with an average depth of 0.6m. Subsoil consisted of a light to mid-brown clayey silt with occasional to moderate stones present. Analysis of the baseline resources and a geophysical survey failed to identify any features of archaeological potential within the proposed development area. Nothing of archaeological significance was identified during the course of the assessment.