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This report presents the final results of archaeological investigations carried out on behalf of Kildare County Council and the National Roads Authority as part of Archaeological Services Contract No. 4 ? Resolution, Prumplestown to Powerstown (A021/032), prior to the commencement of construction on this section of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown. The work was undertaken under Ministerial Direction Number A021/032, National Monuments Section Registration Number E2590, site 4.26 in the Townland of Tinryland, Co. Carlow. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, following consultation with the National Museum of Ireland, directed that Joanne Hughes of Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd should proceed with archaeological resolution. This report was later compiled and written by Tara Doyle of Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd. Archaeological testing carried out under N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Kilcullen to Powerstown (A021/032), Archaeological Services Contract, Test Excavations Contract 3, Prumplestown to Powerstown under Ministerial Direction Number A021/032 on this site on 5, 19?21 July 2005 identified several possible features. The findings included a wide irregular linear feature, the remains of a burnt mound and a group of pits. Full archaeological resolution was conducted on this site between the 9 and 26 January 2006. This revealed five large pits, three areas of burning and three possibly archaeological pits in Area 1. No archaeological features were identified in Area 2 and a further two small shallow pits in Area 3. Area 1 was heavily truncated by modern agricultural activities including field drains, a field boundary and plough furrows. A natural deposit of peat had filled many natural depressions and stone sockets across Area 1. These were excavated and proven to be non archaeological. Following this, archaeological monitoring of topsoil removal by the main contractor Ascon Ltd. took place in July and August 2006 by Angus Stephenson (2007), in areas which had previously been inaccessible or were deemed to have high archaeological potential. In total, 16 monitoring areas were designated. The majority of these areas were concerned with the widening of existing roads and included Monitoring Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15. Monitoring Area 7 involved several fields and surrounded several sites (E2593, E2596, E2595, E2597, and E2598). This area was considered as having high archaeological potential as a castle site (RMP CW007?051) was situated directly south of site E2595. Monitoring Area 12 involved the removal of a corner of Burton Hall estate and included the cutting down of several trees and the demolition of a stone wall. Monitoring Area 16 was a waterlogged strip of land adjacent to the Dublin to Waterford railway line. The findings from the 16 Monitoring Areas were compiled into one report (Stephenson 2007). Archaeological monitoring on this site (E2590) was carried out to the northwest and southeast of Area 1. These were known as monitoring Area 3 and 4. No archaeological features were identified in either area.