County: Meath Site name: RATOATH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E1626
Author: Ian Russell, ACS Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 701779m, N 751795m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.506290, -6.465680
It was proposed to develop this site, which sloped significantly from Main Street along the northern side to a river along the southern side, into a commercial and residential complex.
Four test-trenches were excavated. The sod and topsoil were 0.23–1m deep and lay above a layer of mid-brown garden soil containing stone and brick fragments. Although a quantity of modern ceramics, glass and rubbish was identified in some of the trenches, the only find of archaeological significance was a body sherd of North Leinster cooking ware of early medieval date, decorated with two impressed seashells, which was recovered from Trench 2. No archaeological features or deposits were exposed.
Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth
