County: Louth Site name: MELL: Water Under
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E1687
Author: Melanie McQuade, Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd.
Site type: Metalworking site and Pit
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 706218m, N 776484m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.727197, -6.390362
Monitoring of earthworks was carried out on the site of a proposed development. The site is bound to the north by the M1 link road and to the east by Collon Road. The stratigraphy over the site comprised 0.3–0.4m of topsoil and ploughsoil overlying natural subsoil.
During topsoil-stripping a series of features were uncovered, including a penannular enclosure c.12m in diameter. Within and to the west of the enclosure were a series of nine subrectangular pits measuring c. 3m by 0.6m. Other features on the elevated ground to the south and west of the enclosure included a number of circular pits, at least four of which were smelting pits. Excavation will be conducted under a separate licence. Further monitoring scheduled on the development works will be reported in the next bulletin.
27 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
