County: Meath Site name: Gunnocks, Clonee
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 21E0085
Author: Jane Whitaker
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 703862m, N 742281m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.420410, -6.437435
Archaeological monitoring was carried out at Gunnocks, Clonee; it was conducted in two phases in February and April 2021.
The development consists of the installation of a 20Vk cable which passed through paddocks and fields. The works that were subject to archaeological monitoring consisted of both open-cut trenches and launch/receive pits for a directions drill mole unit. The open-cut trenches were generally 0.7-0.8m wide and 1m deep. The launch/receive pits had maximum dimensions of 5m long, 3.15m wide and 1.25m deep.
All open excavations were subject of archaeological monitoring. Nothing of archaeological significance was identified in any of the excavations.
c/o IAC Archaeology, Unit G1 Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
