County: Louth Site name: DRUMNASILLAGH (Area 10)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A002/105
Author: Sinclair Turrell, ADS Ltd.
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 707746m, N 813841m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.062438, -6.354083
This site, discovered during Phase 1 testing, was situated on a slight east-facing slope close to the existing A1. An area 20m by 20m was stripped down to the stony subsoil to reveal two plough furrows, several small, shallow pits, probably the result of spade cultivation, and a linear feature, either a ditch or possibly the result of mechanical ridging. All of these features had a similar fill and some contained sherds of modern pottery. Some burnt areas noted during the testing phase proved to be no more than thin spreads of charcoal-rich topsoil.
Windsor House, 11 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3
