County: Meath Site name: ARDBRACCAN (6)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A029/002, E3120
Author: Ciara MacManus, FarrimondMacManus Ltd (Belfast)
Site type: Burnt mound
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 681912m, N 768877m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.663235, -6.760601
Excavation of a spread of burnt-mound material was carried out in advance of construction of the N6 Phase 2 Kilbeggan to Athlone dual carriageway scheme. The site, which was uncovered during pre-development testing works, was excavated over a period of three weeks in June 2006. Removal of the burnt-mound spread uncovered the remains of a single trough cut into the natural boulder clay subsoil, around which a number of wooden stakes were placed into each corner of the feature.
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