County: Meath Site name: Claristown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 11E0131
Author: Billy Quinn
Site type: Monitoring
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 714546m, N 768495m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.653668, -6.267184
The works entailed Phase 2 of a Water Conservation Scheme within County Meath. Stage 1 of the project – Advanced Mains Rehabilitation Stage 1 – involves the replacement of c. 13.4km of existing watermains in various locations throughout the county. This report concerns works at Claristown. As part of the predevelopment phase the Claristown element of the scheme was the subject of an Archaeological Assessment undertaken by Byrne Mullins and Associates in 2009 (Excavations 2009, No. 629, 09E061). Following consultation with the National Monuments service it was recommended that the proposed works be regularly inspected by a suitably qualified archaeologist. The works were in the vicinity of ME028-014, classified as a wayside cross.
The project generally involved the replacement of existing cast iron and PVC watermains, and associated valves and fittings, and includes the decommissioning of the existing watermains using open-trench installation.
Regular inspections were carried out during the course of these works. No finds or features of archaeological significance were identified during the programme of monitoring.
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