This report details the final results of licensed archaeological excavations undertaken at Hill of Rath Site 1, Co. Louth, on the route on the Northern Motorway, Gormanstown to Monasterboice, on behalf of Meath County Council. The excavation was conducted by Kieran Campbell under
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This report describes archaeological excavations carried out on a Fulacht Fiadh site, designated Mell 5. This site was uncovered on 12 May 2000 during licenced monitoring of the initial programme of topsoil stripping for the construction of the Northern Motorway (Gormanstown to M
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This report details the licenced archaeological excavation of features discovered during the monitoring of topsoil stripping (licence 04E0335) associated with the construction of the Dundalk Western Bypass Dundalk, Co. Louth. The features were uncovered in the townland of Newtown
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A small 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 showed that the burnt stone was contained in two pits. Only one of th
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An extensive 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 showed that underneath the burnt mound four circular pits, which
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Newtown-Monasterboice 3 lay beside a stream on the south-facing slope of a hill that overlooked a marsh and a landscape of Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual sites. Burnt-stone and charcoal deposits covered a trough, three hearths and twenty-six stakeholes (Fig 4). The base of the t
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Archaeological excavation at the Hill of Rath was carried out on behalf of Meath County Council under licence number 00E0178 by Carmel Duffy for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. as part of the Northern Motorway (Gormanstown-Monasterboice) Scheme 1995. The excavation took place in August 20
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This report comprises the results of licensed archaeological excavations undertaken at Site 16, Corduffhall townland, Co. Dublin, on behalf of Fingal County Council. Archaeological monitoring of the initial programme of topsoil stripping preceeding the construction of Contract 2
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This report details the preliminary results of archaeological excavation carried out by Kieran Campbell on Site 5 at Coldwinters, Lusk, Co. Dublin under licence number 01E1062. The site consisted of two areas located approximately 120m away from each other. Area 1 consisted of a
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This report details the excavation of Site 3, Staffordstown, which was found during the monitoring of topsoil stripping (Licence number 00E0953/00E0953ext.) for the M1 between Dublin Airport and Balbriggan. The site was sunsequently excavated under archaeological licence 01E0831,
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