A possible corn-drying kiln was exposed at Kilsharvan 1. It was keyhole shaped in plan and measured 1.4m in length, 1.0m in width and extended to a depth of 0.35m (39.149m O.D.). It had been filled with a mid brown coloured sandy clay containing moderate inclusions of oxidised cl
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A total of one pit and one modern field drain were exposed. The modern field drain ran east-west across the site and measured 0.2m in width and had been filed with a large number of angular stone. The pit was circular in shape and measured 0.31m in diameter and 0.08m in depth. It
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One natural feature, one deposit and three pits were exposed. The natural feature consisted of an oval shaped area of naturally discoloured soil caused by decayed stone within the orange sandy boulder clay. The deposit consisted of a sub-circular shaped area of mid brown coloured
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A single pit was exposed neat the eastern edge of the proposed motorway corridor. It is likely that the pit represents an outlying refuse pit associated with the nearby kiln site at Kilsharvan 2 (01E0177) and possibly the kiln site at Kilsharvan 1 (01E0176). It measured 1.15m in
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This preliminary report covers the excavation and recording of a pit in the townland of Mell Co. Louth, in March 2000. The work was carried out in behalf of Meath County Council under Licence Number 00E0179 by Carmel Duffy for V.J. Keeley Ltd., as part of the Northern Motorway (G
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A single pit (F004) was exposed below the sod and topsoil (F001) during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping conducted during groundworks associated with the construction of the Contract 7 of the Northern Motorway. This pit was subcircular in shape and measured 0.64m in
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This report concerns the archaeologically monitored topsoil stripping of the townlands of Hill of Rath and Mell, Co. Louth, between March and May 2000. This monitoring was undertaken in advance of the construction phase, of the Northern Motorway (Gormanstown-Monasterboice) Scheme
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