County: Kildare Site name: LULLYBEG BOG, Lullybeg
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E1008
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
Lullybeg Bog is located immediately west of Lullymore dry land island and immediately east of Lullybeg dry land island. Along its northern extent is the now overgrown Lullymore Bog, while to the south of the small access road between Lullymore heritage park and Lullybeg island is Lullymore East Bog. Lullybeg Bog covers an area of c. 140ha and forms part of the Bord na Móna Derrygreenagh group. Lullybeg Bog was late coming into production and was initially used to supply milled peat to the Lullymore briquette factory. In recent years this bog has become overgrown, particularly along its western extent, while the remainder has been rented out for local sod cutting. There were a total of 43 walkable drains (c. 50% of the bog) that were oriented north-south. No archaeological sites were identified during the survey of this bog.
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