County: Louth Site name: Drumad 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A002/102; E3787
Author: Sinclair Turrell, ADS Windsor House, Fairview, Dublin 3.
Site type: Agricultural
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 707423m, N 816340m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.084947, -6.358128
Assessment was undertaken along the proposed A1/N1 Newry–Dundalk link road. Archaeological evaluation was carried out along a number of locations highlighted in the environmental impact assessment as areas of high archaeological potential. This report discusses Area 7 (Chainage 7200 – 7600), which was tested by Damien Finn (A002/001). A total of 2738m2 was tested.
A 20 by 20m cutting revealed a large spread of topsoil containing 19th-century finds and covering a stone-filled linear feature that ran east to west. This feature became shallower to the east, where it faded out. It probably represents a natural gully filled with stones before 19th-century cultivation. A second feature, a small oval pit with a charcoal-rich fill, is most likely the result of tree clearance.
