County: Meath Site name: Garretstown 3, Garretstown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A008/086; E3565
Author: Donald Murphy, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd, Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda.
Site type: Pits, burnt spread
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 695937m, N 754982m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.536022, -6.552737
The site at Garretstown 3 was identified during monitoring of topsoil-stripping for road building carried out in May 2007 as part of the M3 Clonee to North of Kells motorway scheme. The site was located on flat agricultural land adjacent to Garretstown 1, previously excavated by Stuart Rathbone (Excavations 2006, No. 1566, E3060, A008/007). The site consisted of a pit (1.35m length by 0.28m depth) with evidence for in situ burning that had been cut by a second pit of similar proportions with charcoal fills. A burnt spread of black clayey sand and frequent charcoal inclusions (0.6m diameter) was also noted.
