2005:1226 - NEWTOWN (Newtown Beauparc), Meath

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Meath Site name: NEWTOWN (Newtown Beauparc)

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number:

Author: Rosanne Meenan

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 697919m, N 771388m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.683037, -6.517693

Planning permission was granted to build a dormer bungalow with associated septic tank, driveway, etc., at Newtown (Newtown Beauparc), Navan. Monitoring of groundworks was required. The topsoil was removed from the footprint of the house and a strip around the house. Topsoil was c. 0.45m deep. The owner of the site said that the recent ploughing had been to an c. depth of 0.25m. Topsoil was loamy brown clay. Nothing of archaeological interest was exposed during ground disturbance. No artefacts were recovered.

Roestown, Drumree, Co. Meath