2024:605 - Magherashgry, Drum, Monaghan
County: Monaghan
Site name: Magherashgry, Drum
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 24E0634
Author: Carmel Duffy
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 653935m, N 817785m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.106306, -7.175257
The site is located c.200m southeast of Recorded Monument MO022-005---- : Hilltop enclosure : MAGHERASHAGHRY.
Seven Test trenches were excavated by mechanical digger, totalling 400 linear metres of trenches, in two adjacent enclosures, in advance of the construction of a Poultry facility. Trenches had a general depth of 0.3-0.4m. In each case, the soil profile was similar, and consisted of 0.2-0.3m of sod and mid-brown silty topsoil, which came onto 0.1-0.2m of light brown/yellow silty subsoil with moderately occurring rounded stones.
A field drain was observed in Trenches 1, 2, 6 & 7.
No material of an archaeological nature, finds or features was observed in the trenches.