County: Westmeath Site name: NEW DOWNS, Mullingar (Area F)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 00E0093
Author: Emer Dennehy, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 643885m, N 753089m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.525934, -7.338138
Eight areas of archaeological potential were identified while monitoring the topsoil clearance associated with the N4 Realignment and Widening Scheme. Area F consisted of a burnt hearth and associated pit; the hearth was partially destroyed by the construction company. Only the base of the hearth was identified. This was stone-lined; the stones possibly functioned as pot-holders or baking stones. The associated pit was oval in plan and appeared to have functioned as a rubbish pit for the fire debris. Post-medieval pottery was retrieved from the base of this pit, indicating that the area itself was post-medieval in date.
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