County: Louth Site name: DUNLEER: Main Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 18:64 Licence number: 99E0443
Author: Donald Murphy, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 705586m, N 788001m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.830774, -6.396000
The site of the proposed development, an extension to the front of an existing retail unit together with a first-floor apartment overhead, is on Main Street, Dunleer, inside the town. It is close to an Early Christian monastic site, a motte and a possible souterrain.
Monitoring of the excavation of foundation trenches revealed a layer of made-up sand and gravel extending to a depth of 1.4m. Excavation ceased at this point, as the foundation trenches were deep enough. No archaeological stratigraphy or finds were encountered. Further archaeological work is not required for this proposed development.
15 Trinity Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
