County: Offaly Site name: Newtown to Rahan Watermains Rehabilitation Works, Rahan Demesne, Tullamore
Sites and Monuments Record No.: OF016-015005 (300m ESE of proposed development). Licence number: 21E0472
Author: Kate Taylor
Site type: Non archaeological
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 625480m, N 725685m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.280873, -7.617926
Archaeological monitoring was undertaken for the north-east part of a water rehabilitation scheme in the townland of Rahan Demesne as there is an RMP site (OF016-015005 – ecclesiastical enclosure) in proximity to the works and also given the density of archaeological monuments within the enclosure and various unlocated monuments in the surrounding area.
Monitoring was proposed for the area from the eastern end of the proposed development to the corner adjacent to Mill House; in the event, only pits for directional drilling or pipe-bursting were excavated and these were archaeologically monitored. No archaeological features, deposits or artefacts were found during the course of works.
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