TREVET 1
| Site Name/Townland | Site Number | Description | Provisional site type | Provisional dating |
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| Trevet 1 | 2-14 | Rectangular stone foundations. | Building | Medieval |
A small-scale, apparently unenclosed, medieval settlement was identified by testing at Trevet 1 (Section 2).
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Extract of 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1836), showing location of site at Trevet 1, which is indicated by the blue circle on the right hand side 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 from copy in Trinity College Library, Dublin, with permission of the Board of Trinity College. OS sheet 38, scale1: 10,560)
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Testing
Archaeological testing at Trevet 1 revealed a possible medieval house, which is sub-rectangular in shape: This plan of features revealed during testing shows a possible stone house platform, measuring 10.12m in length and orientated east / west, disturbed by modern drainage. (Courtesy of ACS Ltd.). The remains uncovered have been heavily disturbed by modern farming but appear to represent one or more rectangular stone-footed buildings. The pottery recovered indicates a 13th /14th century date. The recorded archaeological monuments in the townland and historical evidence indicates that Trevet was an important Anglo-Norman settlement site.
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Preliminary Excavation Results
A large, cobbled road surface with an adjacent drainage ditch leading up to a small crudely built structure with a cobbled yard to the rear. Finds included over 3000 sherds of 13th-14th century pottery, a cruciform strap end, two feet from cooking pots and a knife handle. A small amount of slag was also recovered.
Return to Section 2.
Final Report
Please click on the link to access the final archaeological report for Trevet 1
| Final Report of Trevet 1 | 5.12MB |
