County: Roscommon Site name: CLOONBRACKNA
Sites and Monuments Record No.: RMP 39:43 Licence number: 00E0236
Author: Anne Carey, Archaeological Services Unit Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 587109m, N 765157m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.636054, -8.194908
Monitoring of groundworks adjacent to Roscommon Castle was carried out to facilitate the insertion of a c. 120m section of ducting. The trench had a maximum width of 0.7m and an average depth of 0.8m. The exposed stratigraphy was made up of modern backfill, composed of light brown, silty sand with a moderate amount of stone. Inclusions consisted of modern domestic refuse and debris, plastic, glass bottles etc.
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