2005:1280 - 15 DUBLIN STREET, MONAGHAN, Monaghan

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Monaghan Site name: 15 DUBLIN STREET, MONAGHAN

Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 9:60 Licence number: 05E0884

Author: Carmel Duffy, Umberstown Great, Summerhill, Co. Meath.

Site type: Urban medieval

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 633643m, N 767319m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.654562, -7.491057

Test-trenching was carried out, in July 2005, before the development of the site. Four trenches were opened. Trenches 2 and 4 contained no archaeological material. The upper part of Trench 3 contained modern material. Beneath this was 0.2m of red/brown silty clay with occasional oyster shell. This covered 0.5m of grey silty clay, with 60% stones and occasional animal bone and oyster shells. In the northern end of Trench 5, at the western side of the trench, was a stone-built drain. It lay 0.6m below ground level. The drain was 7m long and crossed the trench from north-west to south-east. It was built of two to three courses of stone, with some brick, and had capstones 0.6–0.8m across. It was left in situ. The remainder of the trench contained modern material.