County: Meath Site name: Townparks, Athboy
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 13E0168
Author: Aidan O’Connell
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 671491m, N 764705m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.627269, -6.919212
Testing took place of a proposed soccer pitch and facilities on a 4.32ha green-field site north-east of Athboy. A geophysical survey (gradiometer scan and targeted detailed survey) of the site (11R102) identified a number of responses that were interpreted as potentially of archaeological significance. Six trenches with a total length of 475m were subsequently excavated and targeted potential features. Subsoil varied across the site from peat with underlying natural grey marl to brown stony clay, grey-brown gravel and localised pockets of sand. No archaeological features were recorded.
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