2004:1469 - LACKEN, Roscommon
County: Roscommon
Site name: LACKEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: RO042-044001
Licence number: 04E0157
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services
Author/Organisation Address: Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 595725m, N 760203m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.591673, -8.064573
The proposed development site is located just outside Portrunny village on a sloping site overlooking Lough Ree. It will consist of a hotel, 24 semi-detached houses, access roads and sewage treatment plant. The site is near an early ecclesiastical site located to the north-west. Seven test-trenches were excavated across the site by machine to the level of undisturbed natural in February 2004. There were no archaeological features or finds in any of the trenches.