County: Westmeath Site name: FARRANCALLIN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 99E0579
Author: Finola O'Carroll, Cultural Resource Development Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 646441m, N 761620m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.602374, -7.298333
Monitoring of all earth removal associated with the building of a house was carried out. The site was adjacent to SMR 12:59.
The entire footprint of the house and driveway was stripped of topsoil, which was on average 0.3m–0.4m deep. The topsoil was a mid-brown, sandy clay loam. It was homogeneous, and ploughing had clearly been carried out in the past. A piece of cut animal bone was recovered, but this was undatable. A fragment of post-medieval/modern pottery was also recovered. Subsoil was a mottled clay with gravel and sand inclusions. No cut features were evident. Foundation trenches were dug to c. 0.6m, and the septic tank was placed at the rear of the house. Nothing of archaeological interest was uncovered.
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