County: Sligo Site name: COOLBEG
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SL008-068 Licence number: 04E0956
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 566226m, N 842676m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.331682, -8.519257
The site of the proposed development is located just outside Drumcliff. It is near a medieval salt-working site further along the coast. The site is c. 0.5 acres in size and contains some outbuildings that are to be retained. The proposed development will include a house, entrance and domestic treatment plant/percolation area. Five test-trenches were excavated by machine in July 2004. All five measured 10m by 1m and were excavated to the depth of undisturbed natural. No archaeological remains were uncovered.
Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
