2016:096 - TOWN PARKS (Kells Upper By.), Meath
County: Meath
Site name: TOWN PARKS (Kells Upper By.)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 16E0083
Author: Billy Quinn, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services
Author/Organisation Address: 3 Gort na Ri, Athenry, Co. Galway
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 673561m, N 776261m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.730810, -6.885186
A programme of archaeological monitoring carried out on the Cavan Road, Kells, Co. Meath. The project involved the excavation of a trench across the road for a new gas connection to a proposed school. The nearest recorded monument is the historic town of Kells (SMR ME017-044-) located 380m to the south east. All excavation works were undertaken by a mechanical excavator with a grading bucket. The works consisted of excavation of a trench through undisturbed ground. The trench was up to 1.5m in depth and 0.4m in width. No finds or features of archaeological significance were noted.