County: Kildare Site name: CAPPANARGID BOG, Bappanargid/Lullybeg
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E1009
Author: Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 667428m, N 724915m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.270285, -6.989144
Cappanargid Bog is located in the south-east corner of Barnaran Bog, Co. Kildare. It is immediately east of the unclassified road known locally as the 'German's road', while its southern extent is bordered by reclaimed farmland. Along its north-eastern extent is virgin bog. Cappanargid Bog covers an area of 68ha and is part of the Bord na Móna Derrygreenagh group of bogs. This bog was originally in bagger sod peat production, although not a lot of production had taken place there before its conversion to milled peat six to seven years ago. The peat in this small bog has a high sphagnum content and the sods produced were not of great quality. The drains are currently oriented north-east/south-west, but during its bagger production these were oriented north-west/southeast. No archaeological sites were identified during the survey of this bog.
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