County: Kildare Site name: KILLINAGH BOG, Derrybrennan/Lullymore West
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E1033
Author: Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 669942m, N 726587m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.284980, -6.951088
Killinagh Bog, Co. Kildare, is located at the eastern extent of the Derrygreenagh group of bogs. It is immediately east of the unclassified road that runs southwards to Lullymore dry land island from Derrybrennan factory. The bog is bordered along the south by the Lullymore–Allenwood road (R414). Along its north-eastern and eastern extent are private turbury plots. Killinagh Bog covers an area of 164ha and is part of the Bord na Móna Derrygreenagh group of bogs. Killinagh Bog was originally produced to supply milled peat to the briquette factory at Derrybrennan. It is now produced to supply peat to the power station at Edenderry. In the south-western extent of the bog close to Lullymore Island there is asmall area where trial growing of blueberries is being carried out. One-third of Killinagh Bog, particularly its north-eastern extent, is considerably overgrown and has been out of production for some time. There are 74 production fields, running north-west/southeast. A togher, KD012-003, recorded in this bog in 1964 (Rynne) was not relocated during the survey, although it may survive in the heavily vegetated area at the north-western extent of the bog. No archaeological sites were identified during the survey of this bog.
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