County: Meath Site name: Killegland, Ashbourne
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 22E0404
Author: Maeve McCormick
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 705602m, N 752457m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.511478, -6.407851
Archaeological monitoring was undertaken at a site at Ashbourne, Co. Meath. The land comprises c. 4.5 hectares of rough fallow pastureland with some areas covered by gorse vegetation and spoil-heaps. Test trenching was previously undertaken within the site from 26-28 August 2019 under licence 19E0521 by Aidan O’Connell. A total of 18 test trenches with a combined length of 1440 linear metres were excavated; no archaeological features or objects were recorded in any of the trenches. Archaeological monitoring of groundworks was recommended.
Monitoring was undertaken by Maeve McCormick under licence 22E0404. It was undertaken over a two day period from 31.05.22-01.06.22. A total of 300-400mm of topsoil was removed across the site under archaeological supervision. Subsoil was dark yellow-brown mixture of clay and silt, with frequent angular stones.
No sites, features or objects of archaeological significance were recorded.
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