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This report presents the 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 (A021/034), 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 National Monuments Section Registration Number E2592, in the Townland of Rathcrogue, 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 subsequently 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 (A021/034), Archaeological Services Contract, Test Excavations Contract 3, Prumplestown to Powerstown under Ministerial Direction Number A021/034 on this site on 26 and 27 July 2005. Testing identified a shallow burnt mound (testing context number: A021/034:069) and a possible trough (testing context number: A021/034:067) (Hegarty and Long, 2005). Full archaeological resolution was conducted on this site between 23 March and 15 April 2006. This revealed a large burnt mound which appeared disturbed to the northwest side of the site. Other features identified included 3 possible troughs, 6 large pits, and 9 smaller shallow pits. Many of these pits seemed to be features associated with agricultural land clearance, yet all of them contained archaeological material associated with burnt mound activity and are therefore considered in the excavation results. 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). No monitoring areas were associated with this site (E2952).