County: Kerry Site name: KILLEEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03E1339
Author: Niamh O’Callaghan, Barrow Archaeological Services
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 485830m, N 616835m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.291307, -9.673639
Monitoring of topsoil removal was undertaken before the development of two houses in Killeen, Tralee. The site is on the north-western suburbs of Tralee town, just south-west of Forge Cross. Part of the development site falls within the zone of archaeological potential for an enclosure, SMR 20:93, in the townland of Muing West. However, no evidence of the enclosure has been found to date.
A modern two-storey dwelling was demolished prior to topsoil removal. All topsoil in the area of the proposed house platforms was removed by machine; no archaeological features were observed.
Sandy Lane, Barrow, Ardfert, Co. Kerry
