County: Donegal Site name: CLAR–BARNESMORE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 30:12 Licence number: 99E0167 ext
Author: Declan Moore, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd, for Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 603704m, N 885400m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.716663, -7.942499
Monitoring of construction works on the proposed Clar–Barnesmore road realignment was carried out between the townlands of Spierstown and Friarbush, Co. Donegal, between 12 April 1999 and 10 April 2000. The underlying geology consisted of gleys, with peaty gleys, inter-drumlin peats and acid-brown earths as associated soils. These strata consistently overlay a compact, blue/grey, sandy boulder clay and limestone bedrock exposed at the base of excavations. An archaeological excavation was carried out at Keadew Lower, a drying kiln (Excavations 1999, 42, 99E0379). Advance archaeological testing was also carried out at Friarbush townland, on a series of modern field ditches (Excavations 1999, 42, 99E0505). Nothing further of major archaeological significance was noted.
200 Dún na Coiribe, Galway
