County: Kildare Site name: BAWNOGUE/TIPPERKEVIN/WALSHESTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 97E0081 ext.
Author: Dominic Delany
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 693724m, N 713263m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.161601, -6.598465
Four phases of topsoil-stripping were monitored in advance of a proposed development at Bawnogue, Tipperkevin and Walshestown, Naas, Co. Kildare. The site lies in an area of undulating topography (OD 150–165m) on the western edge of the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. The proposed development comprises the extraction of sand and gravel from an area of 42.5 acres on an overall site of 44.6 acres. The monitoring took place on 28–9 January, 6 February, 14 May and 3 June 1998. The stratigraphy was consistent across the stripped areas. The topsoil consisted of a light greyish-brown, silty clay with inclusions of roots, pebbles, cobbles, flecks of charcoal and occasional modern pottery sherds. It had an average thickness of 0.3m and overlay a yellowish-brown, silty clay subsoil. No archaeological features or deposits were encountered.
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