County: Kildare Site name: GLASHABAUN SOUTH BOG, Cushaling/ Derrybrennan/Lullybeg/Lullymore West/Ticknevin
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E1004
Author: Eoin Corcoran, c/o Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 668779m, N 728846m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.305435, -6.968048
Glashabaun South Bog is located immediately southwest of Derrybrennan Bog and south-east of the Cushaling River. The now overgrown Lullymore Bog runs along its south-eastern extent, while the small unclassified road known locally as the 'German's road' runs along its south-western extent. The bog was accessed from the rail line between it and Derrybrennan Bog, which in turn was accessed from the Derrybrennan to Lullymore Island road. Glashabaun South Bog covers an area of 382ha and is part of the Bord na Móna Derrygreenagh group of bogs. Glashabaun South Bog was originally partially in sod-peat production, supplying sod peat to the Allenwood power station as well as milled peat for the Lullymore briquette factory. There are 84 drains oriented north-east/south-west. It was almost worked out and had become afforested with wild birch in places prior to being converted to milled-peat production for the new Edenderry power station. Although it is in production in places, this was patchy between areas of considerably overgrown bog. No archaeological sites were identified during the survey of this bog.
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