2022:658 - Main Street, Shanagolden, Limerick
County: Limerick
Site name: Main Street, Shanagolden
Sites and Monuments Record No.: LI019-012
Licence number: 22E0435
Author: Jamie Lewis & Seán Shanahan; Shanarc Archaeology Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 39a, Hebron Business Park, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 525467m, N 647555m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.574181, -9.099589
Groundworks associated with the construction of a dwelling house, with ancillary site works, at Main Street, Shanagolden, Co. Limerick were archaeologically monitored on 17 September 2022. The archaeological potential of the site arises from its location within an historic town, recorded monument LI019-012.
The monitored groundworks comprised the excavation of foundation trenches associated with the modular-style dwelling house, and the excavation of a trench associated with a foul pipe, leading from the dwelling house to the Main Street.
No archaeology was found during monitored groundworks.