County: Westmeath Site name: COOLE: St Joseph’s Hospital
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E1398
Author: Ciara McCarthy, for Arch-Tech Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 642072m, N 772166m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.697502, -7.362912
Seven test-trenches were excavated at the site of St Joseph’s Hospital, Coole, Co. Westmeath. The site of an earthwork (WM003–057) lies partly within the eastern portion of the proposed development.
Five trenches were excavated in two greenfields in the west of the development. No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were identified. It was the intention to excavate six trenches in the vicinity of the earthwork. However, a large portion of the area was unavailable for testing due to the amount of building rubble, foundations and services located there. Two trenches were excavated at the south end. Modern disturbance in the form of large pits of rubbish and frequent services were noted. No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were identified.
It is likely that the earthwork has been considerably disturbed by the construction of St Joseph’s Hospital.
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