County: Meath Site name: Kilmainham 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A029/023; E3143
Author: David Bayley, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120B Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Site type: Pits/post-holes
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 675268m, N 774054m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.710745, -6.859844
This site was located within Contract 4 (Navan–Kells and Kells bypass) of the M3 Clonee to North of Kells motorway scheme and was identified during testing carried out by Jo Ronayne (IAC Ltd) in 2004 (Excavations 2004, No. 1270, 04E0917). It was excavated between 24 October and 3 November 2006.
Kilmainham 2 comprised a possible slot-trench and a number of pits and possible post-holes. However, no clearly identifiable structure could be determined. The site had been disturbed by tree roots, many of which were burned in situ. Also, one large pit in the south-east of the site had been badly disturbed by animal burrowing, possibly a badger set. The only diagnostic find from the site was a large sherd of Neolithic pottery that was recovered from one of the post-holes.
This work was funded by Meath County Council and the National Roads Authority.
Editor’s note: Although excavated during 2006, the report on this site arrived too late for inclusion in the bulletin of that year.
