County: Meath Site name: Connaught street, athboy
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ME029–023 Licence number: 07E0592
Author: James Hession and Peter Kerins, Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd, 27 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 671227m, N 764103m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.621896, -6.923329
An archaeological assessment was carried out with respect to the proposed development of a new medical centre on Connaught Street, Athboy, Co. Meath. The development is located within the historic town of Athboy. The site is located on the right-hand side of Connaught Street heading north out of the town and at the edge of the medieval town boundary. The total area of the development site measures c. 48m by 25m, though it is narrower at the street front. Prior to testing the existing building and a number of sheds were demolished, while the garden at the rear of the property was under grass and overgrown vegetation.
The trenching was carried out by a 12-tonne mechanical digger on 6 November 2007. Three test-trenches were opened consisting of a trench across the full length of the site and two off-set trenches. These trenches yielded no features or finds of archaeological significance.
