2019:839 - NINCH, Laytown, Meath
County: Meath
Site name: NINCH, Laytown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 19E0383
Author: Liza Kavanagh, c/o IAC Archaeology Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit G1 Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 716341m, N 771648m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.681592, -6.238863
A programme of archaeological testing was undertaken on 24 June 2019 at Ninch, Laytown, County Meath, prior to a foodstore development. A total of ten trenches were excavated within the area of development. The layout of test trenches was designed to investigate the archaeological potential of the available open green space, following the demolition of the former nursing home within the site boundary.
The topsoil on site consisted mid-grey-brown sandy clay with occasional small stones, sea-shell and modern domestic waste. The topsoil varied in depth between 0.4m and 0.6m. The subsoil varied between dark grey-brown sandy clay with frequent stones to a mid-red-brown sandy clay with frequent stones. Patches of sand, similar to beach sand but more compact, was noted throughout.
No features of archaeological significance were uncovered during the assessment. A single find of a piece of flint debitage was recovered from site and retained.
