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N52 Mullingar Belvedere N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass Advance Archaeological Works Contract Aghnahunshin Ministerial Direction A31 (A31-023 / E3311) Matthew Seaver David J O’Connor Final Report Archaeological Excavation May 2009 Consulting Archaeologists Client CRDS Ltd Leitrim County Council Unit 4 Áras an Chontae Dundrum Business Park Carrick-on-Shannon Dundrum Co Leitrim Dublin 14 CRDS Ltd A31-023 N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass Road Scheme Project Details Project Archaeological Excavation Ministerial Direction A31 Site Identification A31-023 Registration No. E3311 Site Director Matthew Seaver Senior Archaeologist David J O’Connor Consultant Cultural Resource Development Services (CRDS) Ltd Archaeological and Historical Consultants Unit 4a, Dundrum Business Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14 Client Leitrim County Council Civic Offices, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim NRA Project Number LM/01/100 NRA Senior Archaeologist Rónán Swan NRA Archaeologist Orlaith Egan Project Engineer David Meade Consulting Engineer Morgan Hart Site Aghnahunshin Townlands Aghnahunshin Parish Mohill County Leitrim Nat. Grid Ref. 206074.291, 285975.627 Chainage 8773 OD 46m RMP No. N/A Project Duration 26th May 2006 – 19th June 2006 Excavation Start Date 26th May 2006 Report Date Draft: October 2006 Issue: September 2007 Final: May 2009 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 2009 i Final Report CRDS Ltd A31-023 N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass Road Scheme ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 2009 ii Final Report CRDS Ltd A31-023 N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass Road Scheme Table of Contents Project Details ................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................... iii Project Team.................................................................................................................................. vi Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.1. Summary..................................................................................................................................................3 1.2 Proposed Development..........................................................................................................................3 1.3 Scope of Contract ...................................................................................................................................4 2 Solid Geology and Topography............................................................................................ 5 2.1 Solid Geology..........................................................................................................................................5 2.2 Topography and Landscape ..................................................................................................................5 3 Archaeological and Historical Background......................................................................... 7 3.1 Baseline Survey ......................................................................................................................................7 3.2 Previous Archaeological Work ..............................................................................................................7 3.3 Towns and Villages.................................................................................................................................8 3.3.1 Dromod...................................................................................................................................................8 3.3.2 Roosky ...................................................................................................................................................9 3.4 Baronies and Parishes .........................................................................................................................10 3.4.1 The Barony and Parish of Mohill ..........................................................................................................10 3.4.2 Parish of Annaghduff............................................................................................................................12 4 Archaeological Excavations................................................................................................ 13 4.1 Overview of Excavations......................................................................................................................13 4.2 Methodology..........................................................................................................................................13 4.3 Results of Archaeological Excavation................................................................................................13 4.3.1 Bronze Age Period ...............................................................................................................................14 4.3.2 Modern Period......................................................................................................................................18 4.3.3 Unknown Date......................................................................................................................................19 5 Archaeological Finds........................................................................................................... 21 5.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................21 5.2 Prehistoric Finds...................................................................................................................................21 5.2.1 Lithics ...................................................................................................................................................21 5.4 Early Modern and Modern Finds .........................................................................................................21 5.4.1 Early Modern Pottery............................................................................................................................21 6 Archaeological Samples...................................................................................................... 23 6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................23 6.2 Samples Processed for Possible Radiocarbon Dating .....................................................................23 6.3 Samples to be Processed for Charred Environmental Remains......................................................23 7 Archaeological Discussion ................................................................................................. 25 7.1 Discussion Overview............................................................................................................................25 7.2 Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................25 Appendices Plates Figures ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 2009 iii Final Report CRDS Ltd A31-023 N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass Road Scheme List of Appendices Appendix 1: National Monuments Service Registration Number Appendix 2: Recorded Archaeological Sites and Monuments Appendix 3: Recorded Archaeological Finds from the Area Appendix 4: Previous Archaeological Excavations Appendix 5: Site Archive Appendix 6: Feature Register Appendix 7: Finds Register Appendix 8: Samples Register Appendix 9: Levels Register Appendix 10: Photographic Register Appendix 11: Drawing Register Appendix 12: Select Bibliography, References & Sources Appendix 13: Radiocarbon Dates Appendix 14: Report on the Lithics from Aghnahunshin Appendix 15: Report on the Plant Remains from Aghnahunshin List of Figures Figure 1: Scheme Location Figure 2: Aghnahunshin Test Trench Location Plan Figure 3: Results of Test Trenching Figure 4: Aghnahunshin Site Location Figure 5: Overall Site Plan Figure 6: Pre-excavation Plan of Burnt Mound F69 Figure 8: Post-Excavation Plan of Burnt Mound F69 and trough F71 Figure 9: Pre-excavation Plan of Burnt Mound F1 and Burnt Mound F3 Figure 10: Burnt Mound F1, sections Figure 11: Post excavation Plan and Sections of Burnt Mound F1 and Burnt Mound F3 Figure 12: Plan and Sections of trough F40 and trough F27 List of Plates Plate 1: Burnt Mound 3, F69 Pre-Excavation (A031-023 301) Plate 2: Burnt Mound 3, Mid Excavation from southwest (A031-023 305) Plate 3: Burnt Mound 3, Section through trough F71, north-west facing (A031-023 308) Plate 4: Burnt Mound 3, Trough F71 (A031-023 315) Plate 5: Burnt Mounds 1 and 2 Pre-Excavation (A031-023 318) Plate 6: Burnt Mound 2, Pre Excavation from east (A031-023 319) Plate 7: Section through Burnt Mound 1 from (A031-023 321) Plate 8: Section through Burnt Mound 1 from (A031-023 332) Plate 9: Stakeholes/root fragments ((A031-023 346) Plate 10: Section through F27 facing west ((A031-023 342) Plate 11: Burnt Mound
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