County: Clare Site name: KNOCKANEAN (Site AR58)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03E0860
Author: Dermot Nelis, IAC Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 536484m, N 679056m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.858668, -8.943167
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 AR58 was considered to be an area of archaeological potential due to the presence of linear earthworks. Three test-trenches totalling 76m2 were mechanically excavated. The excavation 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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