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Archaeological testing (04E0581) by N. Fairburn of Testing Area 8 of Contract 3 in advance of the M3 motorway identified two potential archaeological monuments, Boyerstown 6 and 7 (excavations.ie 2004:1157). No. 6 was resolved at the time (Fairburn 2004, 8) and consisted of two pits c. 14m apart. A large pit (diam. c.…

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Archaeological testing (04E0581) by N. Fairburn of Testing Area 8 of Contract 3 in advance of the M3 motorway identified two potential archaeological monuments, Boyerstown 6 and 7 (excavations.ie 2004:1157). No. 6 was resolved at the time (Fairburn 2004, 8) and consisted of two pits c. 14m apart. A large pit (diam. c. 3m; max. D 0.34m) was filled with a loose peaty clay with silt, charcoal and heat-shattered stones. The E pit (diam. 1.6m; D 0.2m) was filled with loose peaty clay mixed with silt, charcoal and heat-shattered stone. They are not troughs but are from a burnt mound. 2004 M3 Clonee-North of Kells. Contract 3 – Navan Bypass. Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 8, Boyerstown, County Meath. Licence: 04E0581. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME025-090

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