2016:838 - CLOGHANUMERA (1), Westmeath
County: Westmeath
Site name: CLOGHANUMERA (1)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 16E0158
Author: Brendan Fagan, c/o IAC Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit G1 Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Site type: Pit, Structure and Hearth
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 650052m, N 756090m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.552344, -7.244667
Cloghanumera 1 was located along the route of the N52 Cloghan to Billistown Road Improvement Scheme. Excavations were undertaken on behalf of Westmeath County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Cloghanumera 1 was discovered during advance archaeological testing undertaken in November and December 2015 by Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd (IAC) (Sutton and Coughlan 2016, Licence Ref.: 15E0494).
Excavation revealed the remains of series of pits, post-holes and a single hearth which occupied a small natural terrace. Initially, the concentration of features suggested a possible occupation site but no structure was discernible in the identified features. A small number of finds, including some possible worked lithics, a possible sherd of prehistoric pottery and a possible loom weight, were recovered during excavation.