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 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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No archaeological features or deposits were exposed or identified and no finds were recovered. The only feature exposed on site was identified as an irregular curvilinear deposit of natural decayed sandstone measuring c. 1.2m in length, 0.08m in width, and 0.06m in depth. This fe
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Due to the realignment of the main Edenderry Road as part of the Kinnegad–Enfield–Kilcock M4 project, archaeological testing took place which identified a number of possible archaeological features. Designated collectively as Rossan 2, this was a site composed of two distinct are
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A single small circular pit was exposed in the centre of the site. It measured 0.35m in length, 0.33m in width and extended to a depth of 0.06m. It contained gradually sloped sides becoming more vertical towards the east and extended to a flat base. It had been filled with a loos
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A large irregular spread of rubbish material had been deposited onto or cut into the orange boulder clay. This material consisted of a brown silty clay containing moderate sub-angular stone and fragments of blue and black plastic wrapping. A spread pf similar material (F004) was
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