County: Tipperary Site name: BALLINA
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 00E0672
Author: 2000:0910
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 570756m, N 672640m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.803959, -8.433690
The first phase of a four-phase development project was monitored in August 2000. The monitoring involved the observation of topsoil-stripping for part of a 26-acre housing development in the vicinity of Cloghaneena Castle at Ballina, Co. Tipperary. The site is located on a low hill south of the Arra Mountains, overlooking the River Shannon to the west. This work was carried out after a geophysical survey by GeoArch and an environmental impact statement by Celie O Rahilly.
The stratigraphy of the area that was stripped consisted of a layer of dark brown, silty clay topsoil between 0.15m and 0.3m in depth. A moderate amount of modern pottery and glass was recovered from the topsoil. The topsoil overlay a mid-reddish-brown boulder clay. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted during excavation works at the site. It is anticipated that the next phase of development will be undertaken sometime in 2001.
