County: Meath Site name: Abbeyland
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 12E092
Author: Fintan Walsh
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 686905m, N 768320m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.657417, -6.685232
A programme of testing was carried out at the site of a proposed cinema development in Abbeyland, Navan, Co. Meath. Testing followed on from a geophysical survey of the site (Licence Ref.: 12R38), which was carried out in March 2012. Test trenching took place on 28 March 2012, using a 13-tonne machine equipped with a flat, toothless bucket. A total of 19 trenches were excavated within the area of proposed development. Of these, 13 trenches targeted specific geophysical anomalies. One feature of archaeological potential was identified in Trench 2. This consisted of a large pit, which contained animal bone along with a lozenge-shaped metal object with a slender tang. No other features of archaeological significance were identified during the assessment.
Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120b Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
