Balgatheran 2 was the site designation given to an intermittent scatter of archaeological deposits uncovered on 22 May 2000. This site was uncovered during monitoring of the initial programme of topsoil stripping for the construction of the Northern Motorway (Gormanstown-Monaster
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Monitoring of topsoil stripping over an area south of Platin Fort and north of Beymore Road revealed a series of charcoal spreads and possible cut features, including a field drain in a hollow within the roads take corridor south of limestone ridge Platin 3. Excavation of Platin
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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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A deposit of burnt stones and charcoal was found during the archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Northern Motorway (Gormanstown-Monasterboice). Excavation of the site revealed a seemingly haphazard network of stakeholes and postho
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This report comprises the results of the archaeological excavations undertaken at the sire of Newtown Monasterboice, IV, Co. Louth, during July, 2000. The work was carried out on behalf of MEath County Council under licence number 00E0479, by R.M. Chapple for V.J. Keeley Ltd. as
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This report comprises the preliminary results of the archaeological excavations undertaken at the site of Balgatheran 1, Co. Louth, during 2000. The work was carried out on behalf of Meath County Council under license number 00E0477, by R.M. Chapple for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. Arc
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This report comprises the results of the archaeological excavations undertaken at the the site of Tullyallen 1, Co. Louth, during 2000-2001. The work was carried out on behalf of Meath County Council under license number 00E0429, by Robert M. Chapple for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. as
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This report describes the findings of an archaeological rescue excavation undertaken in the townland of Caltragh from the 8th January 2001 to the end of May 20011. The rescue excavation was commissioned by Sligo Borough Council as part of the resolution of a number of archaeolog
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Lisdornan 3 consisted of a large burnt mound that was exposed below the sod and topsoil and a humic peat layer that had formed within the immediate low land area surrounding the site. The burnt mound measured 19.4m in length, 14.6m in width and 0.22m in depth. A total of six pits
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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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The sod and topsoil (F001) measured 0.38m in thickness and directly overlay the orange boulder clay (F002) in addition to three natural features (F005, F070 and F090). Four post medieval field drains were also exposed - two (F018 and F078) cut the burnt mound, F096 was exposed to
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