2007:1346 - Inse Bay, Laytown, Meath

This large housing development has been reported upon extensively, previously named ‘Ninch’ (Excavations 1999, Nos 695 and 705; 2000, Nos 760 and 1007; 2002, Nos 1489–1492; 2003, Nos 1416–1418). Important features and finds dating from the Neolithic to the medieval periods have been identified and excavated. Further development has involved the partial infilling of previous green areas with additional housing. Four areas were tested by trenching and in three areas no features of archaeological significance were observed; in the fourth a complex of linear and curving ditches was noted and, although some of these may have been modern field drains, others certainly appeared to be of archaeological significance. A redesign of the house foundations in this area has allowed these features to be preserved in situ.