County: Sligo Site name: SLIGO: 1 and 7–8 J.F. Kennedy Parade
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 96E0129
Author: Eoin Halpin and Declan Murtagh, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 569358m, N 835905m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.271036, -8.470422
A two-part assessment was undertaken by Archaeological Development Services of proposed development sites at Kennedy Parade, Sligo, close to the presumed site of the medieval Dominican friary. The first of these, carried out in March 1996, was a survey of the fabric of upstanding structures and boundary walls to identify the possible survival of medieval remains. None was found to exhibit features or cut stone that could be attributed to the medieval period.
A second phase of assessment was begun in May 1996 to determine whether any subsoil archaeology survived in the area of the proposed development. Two plots were examined, Plots 1 and 3.
Plot 1: Three trial-trenches were excavated across this part of the site. The first, in the south-west of the development, revealed a substantial linear feature of probable post-medieval date. The second trench, located running south from the Kennedy Street frontage, revealed organic deposits but could not be safely examined owing to the depth of the trench and collapsing sides. The third trench revealed organic deposits and silty clays. No artefacts were retrieved to date the strata.
Plot 3: Owing to upstanding buildings, the area for resting was severely limited. A wall and layer of cobbles were uncovered, but no associated artefacts were found to date the features.
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