COLLIERSTOWN 2
| Site Name/Townland | Site Number | Description | Provisional site type | Provisional dating |
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| Collierstown 2 | 2-16 | Single pit with intact pot | Burial site. | Prehistoric |
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Extract of 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836) showing location of site at Collierstown 2. The site is indicated by the blue circle located at the bottom of the map. The Dunshaughlin to Navan Road (coming from Dublin) runs south-east / north-west along the left-hand side of the map. (Map reproduced by courtesy of the Board of Trinity College Dublin) |
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| One buried pottery vessel containing burnt bone was identified within a pit at Collierstown 2. (Courtesy of ACS Ltd.) |
A site interpreted as a Bronze Age cremation burial was identified at Collierstown 2 (Section 2). It consisted of a single pit containing a small upright pot (c .0.30m diameter) filled and surrounded by charcoal-rich soil. The pit was cleaned and recorded but was not excavated during the testing phase of works.
No other features were identified in the vicinity but it is possible that it is part of a small cemetery or that it is related to the Bronze Age element of Baronstown 1 located 80m to the north.
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Final Report
Please click on the link to access the final archaeological report for Collierstown 2
| Final Report of Collierstown 2 | 2.87MB |
