2001:953 - COLP WEST, Meath

Monitoring of Phase 3 of a large residential/ commercial development at Colp West, Co. Meath, which covered an area of 61,000m2, was carried out in September 2001. Phase 3 is located immediately east and north-east of a large multi-period settlement site which was exposed and subsequently excavated during Phase 1 of the same development (see No. 952, Excavations 2001), south-west of the medieval borough of Colp, south-west of an Early Christian cemetery and enclosure. Three fulachta fiadh were exposed during the monitoring of the topsoil-stripping and were subsequently excavated (see No. 954, Excavations 2001, 01E0931). No other features of archaeological significance or finds were recovered during the monitoring of Phase 3. All subsequent phases of this development will also be monitored.