1998:381 - BALLYCLOGH, Limerick
County: Limerick
Site name: BALLYCLOGH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 98E0490
Author: Martin Fitzpatrick, Archaeological Consultancy, in conjunction with Aegis Archaeology Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Ballydavid South, Athenry, Co. Galway
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 557276m, N 652183m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.619211, -8.630939
Commissioned by Limerick County Council, this work involved the investigation of a number of possible sites in advance of the Limerick Southern Ring Road.
The site was first identified by Celie O Rahilly during the course of fieldwork for the archaeological impact assessment for the road, and she recommended testing to establish the archaeological merit of the site.
The site consisted of a circular, almost flat-bottomed depression, in an area of poor-quality grassland. It measured 12m in diameter with possible traces of an enclosing bank on the east side. Two test-trenches were manually excavated to determine the archaeological potential of the site. Both revealed boulder clay directly below topsoil. No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were encountered.