2003:0098 - CLOGHLEAGH (Site AR55/R3), Clare
County: Clare
Site name: CLOGHLEAGH (Site AR55/R3)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 03E0852
Author: Dermot Nelis, IAC Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: 8 Dungar Terrace, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 532911m, N 677721m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.846242, -8.995940
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 AR55/R3 was recorded as an area of archaeological potential, as river crossings and flood-plains often contain archaeological remains. The site is located immediately west of Ennis. The Claureen River is a tributary of the River Fergus.
The excavation of six test-trenches within AR55/R3, totalling 270m2, 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.