County: Monaghan Site name: Cornacreeve, N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Phase 3
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 17E0310
Author: Aidan O’Connell
Site type: Pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 667579m, N 842648m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.328068, -6.961062
Test Excavations were undertaken across green-field locations in advance of Phase 3 of the proposed N2 Monaghan to Emyvale road realignment on 15-18 August 2017. A total of 10 machine-assisted test-trenches were excavated, amounting to 1615 linear metres (2907 sq. m), and an additional 455 sq. m area comprising c. 14% of the Lands Made Available for the scheme. A total of two archaeological sites were identified in the course of this test-excavation. Carrigans 1 was an isolated pit recorded at ITM 0667518, 0841952 and Cornacreeve 1 comprised two pits recorded at ITM 0667659, 0843144. Both sites were excavated under separate licences.
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