County: Kildare Site name: BALLINDERRY
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E1803
Author: Ian Russell, ACS Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 668368m, N 738191m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.389457, -6.972193
An assessment was carried out on a number of potential archaeological features identified at the site of a proposed quarry at Ballinderry, Carbury, Co. Kildare. Four trenches were excavated across a low linear platform, two across a linear depression, two across cultivation ridges on the eastern slope of the ridge, and four on a low hill in the centre of the site.
The low linear platform is likely to be the remains of an earlier field boundary at the eastern edge of the site associated with the linear depression, which also appears to represent an earlier field boundary or ditch. The cultivation ridges on the eastern slope were also visible in Field Two, extending from east to west, and clearly post-date the two field boundaries.
A possible former millpond lies outside the proposed development site to the east and will not be affected by the development. However, it is recommended that adequate fencing or a protective bund be erected along the eastern edge of the development to prevent any physical disturbance during the operational life of the site.
No archaeological features were exposed, and no finds were recovered. However, it is recommended that all topsoil- and subsoil-stripping be monitored so that any features that may exist can be exposed and resolved at an early stage.
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