This report, prepared on behalf of Westmeath County Council, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation carried out in advance of a proposed road development, on 15m by 20m site at Site 23 Killickaweeny (OS sheet 4/5). The area was fully excavated by Tim Coughla
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Archaeological test trenching was carried out in advance of construction along the route of the proposed M4 Kinnegad-Enfield-Motorway Scheme. In February 2002 during centreline testing of the proposed route carried out by Ian Russell under licence 02E0108 of Duchas, The Heritage
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Testing of this area uncovered two possible postholes and a ditch feature. Despite exhaustive stripping, no further evidence for postholes could be found. The drainage feature was relocated and determined to be modern. Excavation of a bowl furnace and com-drying kiln was
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This site was identified during the assessment stage as possible pits and ditch at the top of a large east–west ridge that effectively split the field into an upper and lower portion. The embankment dates to the time of the construction of the Midland Great Western Railway which
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The site comprised a number of features spread out over a large field formerly owned by Mr George Grant. There was no surface indication of any archaeological remains prior to excavation. The majority of the features showed some evidence for in situ burning and have been int
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This report gives an account of the archaeological resolution of a site exposed at Kilrathmurray 2, County Kildare (OS six-inch sheet 1, 85mm from the west margin and 65mm from the south margin; NGR 266041, 242446; Figure 1) during pre-development resolution of sites within
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The site at Kilrathmurray 1 was located in land formerly belonging to Michael Kelleher. The rubble remains of a nineteenth-century house were uncovered during testing of the proposed motorway. The house was located close to Tyrell’s fortified house (the
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This report, prepared on behalf of Westmeath County Council, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation carried out in advance of a proposed road development, on the site of a possible fulacht fiadh at Site 13 (AE30) at Pitchfordstown, Co. Kildare (
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This report, prepared on behalf of Westmeath County Council, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation carried out in advance of a proposed road development, on a 15m by 9m site at Site 22 at Pitchfordstown (OS sheet 5). The area was fully excavated by Tim Coug
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This report, prepared on behalf of Westmeath County Council, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation carried out in advance of a proposed road development, on a 20m by 20m site at Site 18 at Killickaweeny (OS sheet 4/5). The area was fully excavated by Tim Co
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This report, prepared on behalf of Westmeath County Council, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation carried out in advance of a proposed road development, on a 20m by 20m site at Site 17 at Killickaweeny (OS sheet 4/5). The area was fully excavated by Tim Co
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This report, prepared on behalf of Westmeath County Council, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation carried out in advance of a proposed road development, on a 20m by 20m site (Site 12) at Boycetown (OS sheet 5; Figure 1 and 3). The area was fully excavated
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