2002:1680 - CARROWBUNNAUN/CARROWDOUGH, Strandhill, Sligo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Sligo Site name: CARROWBUNNAUN/CARROWDOUGH, Strandhill

Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 13:34(01, 02) Licence number: 02E1682

Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services Ltd.

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 560030m, N 834990m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.262173, -8.613498

The site of the proposed development, comprising a nursing home, parking and related services, is within the zone of archaeological potential of a raised ringfort and possible souterrain, to the east. A minimum 20m buffer zone will be maintained between the edge of the development and the ringfort. Testing of the area was carried out, with no evidence of archaeological activity revealed.

Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim