County: Limerick Site name: BALLYCUMMIN, Raheen
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 15:59 Licence number: 99E0116
Author: Kenneth Wiggins
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 555859m, N 652444m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.621443, -8.651894
A test excavation was carried out before a large-scale office development in the Raheen Industrial Estate, adjacent to a large enclosure. An aerial photograph indicated the presence of a potential site to the north of the enclosure, directly below the site of the proposed office block. The test excavation was carried out in March 1999, and each of the cuttings revealed naturally occurring sand and stone directly below the topsoil. No archaeological features or habitation layers were revealed.
Archaeological monitoring of the groundwork associated with the development was conducted in August 1999. Despite the great extent of the area disturbed and its proximity to the enclosure, no archaeological features or deposits were found to exist.
17 Vartry Close, Raheen, Co. Limerick
