2004:1465 - KILLAGHAN AND GORT, Roscommon

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Roscommon Site name: KILLAGHAN AND GORT

Sites and Monuments Record No.: RO045-103003 Licence number: 04E0305

Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 593708m, N 757871m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.570696, -8.094993

The site of the proposed development, to consist of two houses, accesses and septic tanks/percolation areas, is located just outside Knockcroghery. It is near a church and earthworks (site of). Eight trenches measuring 10m by 1m were excavated across the site in March 2004. All were excavated to a depth of 0.4–0.6m. No archaeological features or finds were uncovered in any of the trenches excavated.

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