%0 Object %T Archaeological excavation report, E3065 Clowanstown 2, County Meath. %A National Roads Authority; Transport Infrastructure Ireland; Mossop, Matt %D 2008-10 %8 %E Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd %I National Roads Authority; Transport Infrastructure Ireland %X The site at Clowanstown 2 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 23 August and November 2006 under Ministerial Direction Number A008/012 issued by the DoEHLG in consultation with the NMI. A number of burnt stone spreads and extant ridge and furrow were located in pasture at the southwest edge of a former bog. Four areas were excavated at Clowanstown 2 providing evidence of human activity from the Early Neolithic to the present day. Neolithic activity included a burnt stone spread and occasional lithic working associated with hunting, cooking and field clearance. The lithics included scrapers, blades and a hollow- based arrowhead. Early Bronze Age activity centred on three burnt stone spreads representing at least two classic type burnt mounds, with associated troughs, pits and a posthole. This activity was also apparently associated with field clearance. An additional pit filled with burnt stone and charcoal returned a medieval date, while extensive ridge and furrow drained the margins of the bog, sometime between the 17th and 19th centuries AD. Stone-filled field drains probably date to the 19th century. %G en %9 Text %W Digital Repository of Ireland