Section 2

Click on the site names to see further information on the archaeological investigations at each site. A summary table of sites is provided at the bottom of this page. Please click here to see preliminary summary excavation results for Section 2.  

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This is an Image map of Section 2 (Navan to Dunshaughlin) of the M3 route. Please click on the section of the map that you would like to view. Ardsallagh 5 Ardsallagh 3 Ardsallagh 1 Ardsallagh 4 Ardsallagh 2 Dowdstown 2 Dowdstown 1 Philpotstown 2 Philpotstown 1 Blundelstown 2 and 3 Blundelstown 1 Lismullin 1 Balinter 2 Balinter 1 Castletown Tara 3 Castletown Tara 1 Castletown Tara 2 Skreen 3 Skreen 1 Baronstown 1 Collierstown 2 Collierstown 1 Clowanstown 1 Clowanstown 2 Clowanstown 3 Trevet 1 Berrillstown 1 Berrillstown 2 Garretstown 1 Garretstown 2a and 2b Roestown 1 Roestown 3 Roestown 2a and; 2b Cooksland 1 Cooksland 2 Cooksland 4 Philpotstown 3 Skreen 2 Tara Skreen

 

Site Name/Townland Description Provisional site type Provisional dating
Cooksland 4 Stone building debris Vernacular building Early Modern
Cooksland 2 Burnt spread Burnt mound Bronze Age
Cooksland 1 Possible charcoal manufacturing kiln Industrial Possible Medieval
Roestown 2 Large ditched enclosure complex split by existing N3 Settlement complex Early Medieval
Roestown 3 Stone building foundations Vernacular building Early Modern
Roestown 1 Pits with burnt stone fills Burnt mound Bronze Age
Garretstown 2 Industrial activity, pits and ditches adjacent moated site. Possible Settlement/Industrial Medieval
Garretstown 1 Possible cremation pits and hearth, pit and posthole Possible burial site & possible settlement Possible Prehistoric
Berrillstown 2 Pit and burnt spread Burnt mound Bronze Age
Berrillstown 1 Probable cremation pits adjacent a ring ditch Burial site Bronze Age
Clowanstown 3 Pit and burnt spread Burnt mound Bronze Age
Clowanstown 2 Pits and small burnt spreads Burnt mound Bronze Age
Clowanstown 1 Burnt mounds Burnt mound Bronze Age
Collierstown 1 Three stone lined cist graves adjacent an upstanding mound Burial site Possible Prehistoric and Early Medieval
Collierstown 2 Single pit with intact pot Burial site Prehistoric
Baronstown 1 Large ditched enclosure complex Possible ritual enclosure or settlement complex Possible Prehistoric and Early Medieval
Skreen 1 4 pits, 1 hearth, linear features Occupation activity Possible Prehistoric
Skreen 2 3 pits, 1 ditch, 1 shallow linear feature Occupation activity Possible Prehistoric
Skreen 3 4 pits, irregular shaped feature, linear feature Occupation activity Possible Prehistoric
Lismullin 1 11 pits, animal bone Occupation activity Possible Prehistoric
Blundelstown 1 Kiln Industrial activity Post-Medieval
Blundelstown 2 & 3 2 burnt spreads Burnt mound Bronze Age
Castletown Tara 2 Possible cremation pits/ditches Possible burial site Prehistoric
Castletown Tara 1 2 ditches, bowl furnace, charcoal spread & possible cremated bone Industrial & possible burial Possible Prehistoric
Philpotstown 1 Building foundations Post Office and Smithy Early Modern
Philpotstown 3 Building debris in topsoil and adjacent field boundary Dillon's Bridge National School Early Modern
Philpotstown 2 Burnt spread Burnt mound Bronze Age
Castletown Tara 3 Pits and ditches Occupation activity Possible Prehistoric
Dowdstown 1 Building foundations and laneway Vernacular building Early Modern
Ballinter 2 Burnt spreads Burnt mound Bronze Age
Ballinter 1 Bowl hearth Industrial Possible Prehistoric
Dowdstown 2 Large ditched enclosure complex Settlement complex Early Medieval
Ardsallagh 2 Possible round house and nearby possible cremation pits Possible building & possible burial site Possible Bronze Age
Ardsallagh 4 Possible cremation pit Possible burial site Prehistoric
Ardsallagh 1 Ring-ditch, cremations and inhumations Burial site Possible Iron Age
Ardsallagh 3 Hearth with millstone Settlement/Industrial Post-medieval
Ardsallagh 5 Possible cremation pit and ditch Possible burial site Prehistoric
Trevet 1 Rectangular stone foundations Building Medieval