County: Roscommon Site name: KILLAGHAN AND GORT
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 45:103 Licence number: 04E0305
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 586079m, N 759376m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.584080, -8.210230
The site of the proposed development, to consist of two houses, accesses and septic tanks/percolation areas, is located just outside Knockcroghery. It is near a church and earthworks (site of). Eight trenches measuring 10m by 1m were excavated across the site in March 2004. All were excavated to a depth of 0.4-0.6m. No archaeological features or finds were uncovered in any of the trenches excavated.
