After an initial scan of the entire length of the proposed road corridor, 30 areas of varying sizes were subjected to detailed survey that together totalled 25ha. The survey areas were positioned along baselines consisting of markers at 50m intervals that were positioned using a
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A total of 4.9ha of gradiometer survey was carried out in three locations along the route of the proposed road: Killegland (Sites 49), Fleenstown Little (Site 55) and Newtown Commons (Site 58). Figure 1 shows a general location of the survey areas at a scale of 1:25000. 1.2 The d
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A total of 105ha of magnetic scanning and 26ha of detailed survey was carried out along the route of the proposed road scheme. In all, 30 sites of archaeological potential were identified during the initial scan and investigated by recorded survey, Areas 1 to 30. Figure 1 shows t
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Scanning was undertaken over the entire extent of the road corridor proposed for widening, a total of 6.5ha. A 30% sample or 2ha of detailed gradiometer survey followed and carried out in five survey areas, A to E. Figure 1 shows the extent of the area proposed for widening and t
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