This report details the final results of the archaeological excavations undertaken at Oldbridge Site 3, Co. Meath, on the route on the Northern Motorway, Gormanstown to Monasterboice, on behalf of Meath County Council. The excavation was conducted by Kieran Campbell under Licence
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Lagavooren 3 01E0113 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 carried
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A modern field drain and a single clay and charcoal deposit were exposed on site. The modern field drain ran northwest-southeast across the site and measured 0.29m in width. The clay and charcoal deposit was exposed 0.9m to the south of the modern field drain and consisted of an
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One pit and two possible pits/ postholes were exposed. The sub oval shaped pit measured 0.6m in diameter to a depth of 0.18m and was filled with a mid grey- brown coloured sandy clay. The two possible pits/ postholes were exposed a short distance to the southeast of the oval pit.
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Lagavooren 4 01E0163 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 carried
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The only archaeological feature exposed on site consisted of a long oval shaped area containing occasional charcoal flecks above the orange sandy boulder clay. This area measured 5.06m in length, and a maximum of 0.8m to a minimum of 0.27m in width. This feature may represent a d
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Lagavooren 01E0162 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 carried ou
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A single deposit of clay and charcoal was exposed a short distance to the southeast of the Bronze Age possible settlement/ ritual site at Kilsharvan 5. It measured 1.2m in lenght, 1.0m in width and 0.06m in depth (34.428m O.D.) and lay directly above the sandly boulder clay. No f
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The site at Shallon 3 was exposed in the eastern portion of the proposed motorway and consisted of a single deposit of grey-black clay measuring 1.6m in length, 1.5m in width and 9.5cm in thickness. Finds from this deposit included a flint blade (01E0197:003:1), nineteen fragment
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A single oval shaped pit was exposed on site. This pit measured 1.34m in lenght, 1.0m in width and 0.2m in depth and contained long sloping sides to the north, east and west becoming more vertical to the east, extending to a sloping base. It was filled with a soft mid grey silty
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This is a final report of an archaeological excavation at Oldbridge 5 (01E0266) 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 carried
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A total of two oval-shaped pits were exposed during the monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the northern ramp of the proposed Toll Plaza at Donore, County Meath at chainage 23500. Both pits had been filled with a black- dark-grey loam containing fr
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