County: Clare Site name: DRUMBIGGLE, Ennis
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E0469
Author: Billy Quinn, Archaeological Services Unit Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 532770m, N 676940m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.839202, -8.997872
Monitoring on the site of a proposed housing development at Drumbiggle, Golf Links Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, was carried out on 7–8 June 2001.
The proposed site, located opposite Ennis Golf Club, comprised a wooded area sloping from south-west to north-east, with good views of Ennis to the west.
Prior to topsoil-stripping, the site was partially cleared of trees and scrub. An initial examination revealed no above-ground features of archaeological interest.
Topsoil-stripping to an average depth of 0.2m exposed a natural stratigraphy consisting of a loosely compact, dark brown silt below a topsoil layer. All the finds recovered were of modern date.
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