County: Meath Site name: Priest Town, Kilbride
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 18E0219
Author: Jane Whitaker, IAC Ltd
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 706508m, N 745845m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.451899, -6.396439
A programme of test trenching was carried out at the site of a proposed residential development at Priest Town, Kilbride, Co. Meath. The assessment was carried out in response to planning conditions attached to the proposed development (Planning Ref.: AA/170905).
The proposed development area lies within a large, level field, currently being used for arable agriculture. There are no recorded archaeological sites located within the site with the nearest comprising an earthwork (ME051-001) c. 515m to the north.
No archaeological features were identified during the course of testing. No adverse impacts are predicted upon the archaeological resource as a result of the residential development going ahead.
No further archaeological mitigation is deemed to be necessary in association with the proposed development.
IAC Ltd, Unit G1, Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Wicklow
