County: Meath Site name: TOWNPARKS/ROBINRATH/KNOCKUMBER
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E0583
Author: Aidan O'Connell, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 684132m, N 766819m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.644387, -6.727569
An assessment of Testing Area 10 in Contract 3 of the Clonee–North of Kells PPP scheme was undertaken on behalf of Meath County Council. Testing Area 10 is located north-west of the Navan–Athboy road and west of Navan town, in the townlands of Townparks, Robinrath and Knockumber. The testing methodology generally consisted of mechanically excavating 2mwide test-trenches along the centre-line and perpendicular to the centre-line to the edge of the land-take every 20m.
One hundred test-trenches, representing 6388.6 linear metres, were excavated. Two sites of archaeological potential were recorded. Townparks 1 had seven linear ditches and four pits. Townparks 2 consisted of three linear features, a pit and a posthole containing burnt-mound material, as well as a separate burnt mound.
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