2003:1174 - LIMERICK: 'Abbey Area', King's Island, Limerick

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Limerick Site name: LIMERICK: 'Abbey Area', King's Island

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E1665 ext.

Author: Linda Lynch, Aegis Archaeology Ltd.

Site type: Burial ground

Period/Dating: Multi-period

ITM: E 557354m, N 657614m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.668020, -8.630498

Monitoring took place of the excavation of two service trenches associated with four houses that were constructed some time ago. The development lay within the zone of archaeological potential for the medieval town of Limerick, SMR 5:17. Both articulated and disarticulated human remains were uncovered during the monitoring. These were excavated under licence 03E1364 (No. 1175, Excavations 2003).

16 Avondale Court, Corbally, Limerick