2002:1680 - CARROWBUNNAUN/CARROWDOUGH, Strandhill, Sligo
County: Sligo
Site name: CARROWBUNNAUN/CARROWDOUGH, Strandhill
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 13:34(01, 02)
Licence number: 02E1682
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 560030m, N 834990m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.262173, -8.613498
The site of the proposed development, comprising a nursing home, parking and related services, is within the zone of archaeological potential of a raised ringfort and possible souterrain, to the east. A minimum 20m buffer zone will be maintained between the edge of the development and the ringfort. Testing of the area was carried out, with no evidence of archaeological activity revealed.