2018:181 - LOUGHSALLAGH, PORTAN AND GUNNOCKS, Meath
County: Meath
Site name: LOUGHSALLAGH, PORTAN AND GUNNOCKS
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 18E0013
Author: Tim Coughlan, IAC Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit G1, Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Site type: Pit and Burnt mound
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 703316m, N 742374m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.421352, -6.445616
A programme of pre-planning archaeological testing was carried out at Clonee Data Centre Phase 2, which is located in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan and Gunnocks, Co. Meath. It follows a previous geophysical assessment report carried out by Target Archaeological Geophysics, License No. 17R0229.
The testing identified some localised pits and burnt mound activity. A number of linear ditch-like features appear to represent drainage or infilled former field boundaries although no corresponding boundaries were identified on the first edition or later mapping. Some areas highlighted in geophysics as areas of burning have been confirmed as burning on or within the topsoil layer and are associated with modern agricultural clearance and are not archaeological.