County: Kerry Site name: N22 REALIGNMENT BEALAGRELLAGH–GORTATLEA
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 00E0660
Author: Michael Connolly, Ægis Archaeology Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 491396m, N 609454m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.226119, -9.589698
The road realignment between Bealagrellagh and Gortatlea is part of the overall planned improvement of the N22 between Tralee and Killarney. Initial work began on the road in September 2000 and all groundworks were completed in September 2001.
All ground disturbance relating to the project was monitored. During the course of the monitoring a number of features requiring further investigation were uncovered and excavated, as listed below:
00E0769, ring-barrow, fulacht fiadh and isolated pits, Flemby/Gortatlea (Excavations 2000, No. 435), excavated by Frank Coyne;
00E0779, multi-period ditched enclosure, Gortatlea (Excavations 2000, No. 434), excavated by the writer;
01E0115, deposits and pits, Flemby (see Excavations 2001, No. 565), excavated by the writer;
01E0175, outer ditch of 00E0779, pits and drains, Gortatlea (see Excavations 2001, No. 569), excavated by the writer;
01E0427, burnt spread/fulacht fiadh, Gortatlea (see Excavations 2001, No. 570), excavated by the writer;
01E0939, earth-cut souterrain, Gortatlea (see Excavations 2001, No. 571), excavated by the writer;
01E1207, deposits/features, Gortatlea (see Excavations 2001, No. 573), excavated by the writer.
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