2007:1306 - DRISSOGE, RATHCARRAN OR RATHCAIRN AND WARDSTOWN, Meath
County: Meath
Site name: DRISSOGE, RATHCARRAN OR RATHCAIRN AND WARDSTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ME030–001
Licence number: 07E0920
Author: Denis Shine, Cultural Resource Development Services Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 4, Dundrum Business Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 675394m, N 763353m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.614576, -6.860534
CRDS Ltd have been retained by Meath County Council to act as the archaeological consultants on the bundled wastewater collection system for County Meath, to be carried out in eight towns: Athboy, Donore, Duleek, Kilmainham Wood, Moynalty, Rathcairn, Rathmoylan and Summerhill. This project is expected to continue until 2009. Monitoring of groundworks was carried out in and around the village of Rathcarran or Rathcairn. A total of 6315 linear metres of pipe will be laid in and around Rathcairn and along the Athboy road. The pipe route will also pass c. 75m south of the Hill of Ward (ME030–001), a national monument, and will also run proximal to the site of an enclosure (ME030–008).
To date only a modern stone drain, a demolition layer, field drains and a field boundary have been encountered; all are modern. Monitoring will continue in 2008 when the sections nearest the known monuments will be constructed.