County: Kerry Site name: BALLYHEIGUE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E1014 ext.
Author: Jacinta Kiely, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 474861m, N 628543m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.394105, -9.838705
Monitoring of Ballyheigue Sewerage Scheme was undertaken on behalf of Kerry County Council. The main elements of the scheme are the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Dromatoor townland to the west of Ballyheigue village, the construction of two pumping stations in Buncurrig townland to the south of Ballyheigue, and the excavation of trenches to lay sewage pipes, outfall pipes etc. in the townlands of Ballyheigue, Buncurrig, Dirtane, Dromatoor and Dromgower. Monitoring of all ground-disturbance works associated with the scheme was undertaken. Archaeological material was encountered and subsequently excavated by the writer in the townland of Dromatoor (Excavations 2001, No. 563, 01E1084) and by Simon Ó Faoláin in Dirtane (No. 787, Excavations 2002, 02E0677). Testing was undertaken on the route of the sewage pipeline by Simon Ó Faoláin in the townland of Dirtane (Excavations 2001, No. 545, 01E1037), near a ringfort and souterrain.
3 Canal Place, Tralee, Co. Kerry
