County: Kildare Site name: NEWHALL
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03E0188 (PHASE I) AND 03E1023 (PHASE II)
Author: Mary Henry, Mary Henry Archaeological Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 685572m, N 719087m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.215301, -6.718774
Monitoring of topsoil-stripping was carried out in two phases, during the spring and autumn of 2003, of a greenfield site 2km south of Naas town. The site is being developed for light industrial/commercial activities.
Several ploughed-out field boundaries, all of which were extensions of existing boundaries of the surrounding fields, were identified. Numerous field drains were uncovered, all dating to the mid- and late 20th century. Part of the site was dominated by peaty topsoil. The area where the peat occurred was bounded by a stream. A fulacht fiadh is located in the adjoining field. However, no such monument type was revealed in the course of monitoring the peaty part of the site.
17 Staunton Row, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
