County: Cork Site name: GRADOGE RIVER, N8 Mitchelstown Relief Road
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04R091
Author: Julianna O'Donoghue, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 580113m, N 613336m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.271356, -8.291378
Testing was undertaken on behalf of Cork County Council on the route of the N8 Mitchelstown relief road, which involves the construction of 4.5km of the N8 from Cloonlough, south of Mitchelstown, to the junction of the R513 and the N8, north of Mitchelstown.
In addition to the programme of centre-line and offset testing by Jacinta Kiely (No. 312, Excavations 2004, 04E0890), an underwater survey of a section of the Gradoge River was undertaken. It encompassed an area of the river measuring 73m east-west by 6m at Chainage 2815. At this point in the river course, there is a very gentle flow and a depth of 0.1–0.4m. A visual examination of the banks revealed no evidence of archaeological activity. The banks are c. 1m high. The riverbed comprised gravel and small stones. Approximately twenty hits were received on themetal detector. Seventeen of these could be seen and were generally of domestic refuse.
A fulacht fiadh was recorded c. 10m to the north of the river and was subsequently excavated by Bruce Sutton (No. 317, Excavations 2004, 04E1071/A012/003).
Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Kinsale Road, Cork
