County: Meath Site name: Ashewood, Ashbourne
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 23E1045
Author: Maeve McCormick
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 706603m, N 752985m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.516019, -6.392586
Test Excavations were undertaken at Ashewood, Ashbourne, Co. Meath (Townland of Dunreagh, Donaghmore Civil Parish, Barony of Ratoath) on 8-9 January 2024.
A total of 18 trenches were excavated across the site (1085 linear meters). The topsoil comprised friable, light brown silty clay, with a variety of depth between 0.25-0.5m across the site. This overlay a light brown compact clay subsoil. Several trenches required extension, reduction or relocation to avoid the overhead ESB wire.
No sites, features, structures or objects of archaeological significance were identified in the course of the test excavations.
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