RATH HILL 1
| Site Name/ Townland | Site Number | Description | Basic Interpretation | Provisional dating |
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| Rath Hill 1 | 1-18 | Circular stone structure and adjacent industrial debris | Buildings | Post Medieval |
An interesting post-medieval site was identified by the testing at Rath Hill south of Dunshaughlin (Section 1).
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Extract of 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836) showing location of site at Rath Hill, indicated by the blue circle in the centre of the image. The main road from Dunboyne to Dunshaughlin runs south-east / north-west on the right-hand side of the map. (Reproduced by courtesy of the Board of Trinity College Dublin). |
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| Stone foundations of circular building possibly 17th century, uncovered during testing at Rath Hill. |
The site consists of what appears to be the stone foundations of a circular building with adjacent spreads of industrial waste, possibly indicating an industrial rather than domestic function.
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Final Report
Please click on the link to access the final archaeological report for Rath Hill 1
| Final Report of Rath Hill 1 | 3.64MB |
