This report gives an account of the archaeological excavation of a site identified at Correlstown (County Westmeath OS six-inch sheet 27, 527mm from the west margins and 265mm from the south margin, NGR 255852, 247530). Correlstown is located to the north west of Kinnegad and
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Archaeological Monitoring of topsoil stripping is currently in progress along the route of the N4/N6 Kinnegad to Kilcock Motorway Scheme. This monitoring is being carried out under licence to the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government (03E0803). During
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The site was initially identified during earlier archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping by Valerie J. Keeley Ltd as a possible small area containing burnt stone. However, no archaeological features or depostis were exposed and no finds were recovered during the excavation
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A total of three pits and one stone deposit were exposed on site below the sod and topsoil. All three pits were filled with a dark brown clay and had been cut into the natural orange boulder clay. The stone deposit was exposed to the north of the site and consisted of an oval sha
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The site was identified as a natural feature during earlier archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping and this was confirmed during the archaeological excavation. It consisted of natural staining from decayed stone within an area measuring 0.47m in diameter. A modern field d
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The proposed M7 Portlaoise to Castletown/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill Motorway Scheme consists of approximately 41km of motorway and 11km of single dual carriageway commencing to the southwest of the existing Portlaoise Bypass and running in a southern direction tying into the exis
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The site was exposed at the southern edge of the motorway corridor a short distance south of the site at Kilsharvan 18. No archaeological features or deposits were exposed or identified during the archaelogical monitoring or excavation. The only feature exposed on site was identi
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The site was identified during the archaeological monitoring as an area containing a possibly natural stone surface or cobbling, which was confirmed during the archaeological excavation. The natural stone cobbling measured 2.08m in length, 0.9m in width and consisted of a large n
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The site was exposed during earlier archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping and identified as an area of natural stone cobbling, which was confirmed during the archaeological excavation. It consisted of area of limestone fragments and gravel within an area measuring 1.4m i
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The proposed M7 Portlaoise to Castletown/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill Motorway Scheme consists of approximately 41km of motorway and 11km of single dual carriageway commencing to the southwest of the existing Portlaoise Bypass and running in a southern direction tying into the exis
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The proposed M7 Portlaoise to Castletown/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill Motorway Scheme consists of approximately 41km of motorway and 11km of single dual carriageway commencing to the southwest of the existing Portlaoise Bypass and running in a southern direction tying into the exis
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Archaeological assessment was undertaken on a limestone ridge immediately south of Platin Fort in advance of topsoil removal for construction of the M1 Northern Motorway (Contract 7). The reason for the assessment was to establish the presence or absence of archaeological deposit
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