2004:0117 - DRUMBANE, Cavan

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Cavan Site name: DRUMBANE

Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 32:19 Licence number: 04E0955

Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 664388m, N 814453m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.075170, -7.016140

The proposed development is to consist of a single house, access, garage and septic tank percolation area and is near a ringfort located to the north of the site in the same field. A 15m buffer zone between the edge of the development and the edge of the ringfort will be maintained. Five test-trenches, 1.5m wide and 10m long, were excavated by machine across the site. No archaeological remains were revealed.