County: Meath Site name: Archdeaconry, Kells
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 24E0324
Author: Maeve McCormick
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 673897m, N 776587m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.733691, -6.880017
Test excavation was undertaken on 19 March 2024 in dry, cool conditions. Nine trenches totalling 380 linear metres were excavated across the site. Constraints in the form of a permanent fence, landscaping, self-seeded trees and a steep slope resulted in a reduction from the proposed 525 linear metres to 380.
Topsoil comprised a dark brown silty clay with frequent modern debris throughout. It varied in depth across the site between 0.2-0.5m deep. The subsoil comprised a compact light grey/brown clay with frequent stone inclusions.
Nothing of archaeological significance was uncovered in the course of the works.
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