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2016:517 - DERRINLEVAUN (1), Mayo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Mayo

Site name: DERRINLEVAUN (1)

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number: E004710

Author: Joe Nunan, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit

Author/Organisation Address: Unit 21 Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co Louth

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 512920m, N 787104m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.826141, -9.322699

A number of non-archaeological features were identified below the sod and topsoil (F001) at a depth of 0.36m. They consisted of five tree boles (F010, F014, F015, F022 & F023), twelve non-archaeological features (F003-F009, F011, F012, F016, F020 & F021) which were identified as areas of root/land clearance, and area of burnt bog (F025 & F026). Two field drains (F017 & F018) were also identified. The field drain F017 was orientated north-west/south-east, measured 0.7m in width and 0.1m in depth and had been filled with a loose mid brown silty clay (F030). The second field drain, F018, was orientated north-east/south-west, measured 0.75m in width to a depth of 0.11m and had been filled with a mid-brown silty clay (F029).


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