County: Louth Site name: JERVIS STREET, ARDEE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 17:2 Licence number: 04E0131
Author: Goorik Dehaene, for Arch-Tech Ltd, Glascarn, Ratoath, Co. Meath.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 695965m, N 790408m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.854267, -6.541351
The site is located c. 350m west of Castle Street and is bounded by the River Dee to the south. It lies within the archaeological constraint area of an earthworks/barrow site, of which there is no visible surface trace, situated to the south-west.
Monitoring took place in January 2004. The topsoil was mechanically removed from all areas where the proposed development presented a potential archaeological hazard. This area measured a maximum of c. 30m north-south by c. 25m. The topsoil formed a consistent layer across the site measuring 0.4-0.55m in depth. It overlay a natural subsoil comprising a light-orange/brown silty sand with frequent pockets of fine gravel and occasional large (0.6m by 0.5m by 0.35m) sandstones. Seven sherds of late post-medieval and modern pottery were recovered from the topsoil. No archaeological features where identified.
