County: Clare Site name: CLAREABBEY (Site P2)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03E0856
Author: Dermot Nelis, IAC Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 534409m, N 675389m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.825475, -8.973227
The N18 Ennis Bypass would involve the construction of a 13.8km eastern bypass of Ennis from Latoon, outside Newmarket, to north of Barefield, at Cragard, along with a 7.1km western relief road from Killow to Claureen, outside Ennis.
Site P2 was recorded as an area of high archaeological potential for the presence of remains associated with Clareabbey.
The excavation of three test-trenches within site P2, totalling 288m2, failed to produce any material of archaeological significance. In all trenches the topsoil directly sealed the natural subsoil.
This project was funded by Clare County Council.
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