At the request of Meath County Council, Cultural Resource Development Services Ltd (CRDS) have undertaken a programme of archaeological excavations in advance of the proposed N2 Finglas - Ashbourne Road Scheme, Cos. Dublin and Meath. This report refers to the excavati
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Sheephouse 3 (00E0811) which was located on the route of the M1 Northern Motorway Gormanston – Monasterboice (Drogheda Bypass), Platin to Oldbridge, Chainage 21600–24800, Contract 7, County Meath. The excavation was carrie
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Lagavooren 7 (00E0914) which was located on the route of the M1 Northern Motorway Gormanston – Monasterboice (Drogheda Bypass), Platin to Oldbridge, Chainage 21600–24800, Contract 7, County Meath. The excavation was carrie
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The site was exposed at the northeastern edge of the proposed motorway in the townland of Sarsfieldstown within sight of the existing M1 motorway. A total of seven pits, one possible clay-lined trough, and a narrow curved trench feature were exposed beneath a thin burnt mound dep
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This site at Williamstown or Bawn 2 was excavated by Kevin Martin for Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between 29 Mar
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The site was exposed near the western edge of the proposed motorway to the south of the enclosure at Kilsharvan 16. It consisted of a sub-oval pit measuring 1.04m in length, 0.93m in width and 0.18m in depth and had been filled with a humic dark-grey-black silty clay containing m
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The site at Kennastown 1 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between 27 February and 01 December 2006
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The site at Philpotstown 1 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Service Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between 29 March and 5 May 2006 under Minis
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This site at Derver 3 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council, NRDO, and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between 15 and 17 January 2007 under Ministe
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This site at Derver 5 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. The excavation was carried out between the 24–27 April 2007 under Ministerial Direc
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The site at Pottlebane 1 was excavated by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd (ACS) as part of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme on behalf of Meath County Council NRDO and the NRA. Eight small pits (three of which may have functioned as hearths) and one large pit/h
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Ballybeg 3 which was located on the route of the M3 Navan–Kells & Kells Bypass (Archaeological Services Contract 4) of the M3 Clonee–North of Kells Motorway Scheme, County Meath. The excavation was carried out b
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