County: Sligo Site name: CREEVYKEEL
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 3:34 Licence number: 04E0440
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 572297m, N 854084m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.434545, -8.426987
The proposed development is to consist of the construction of a single house, access and septic tank/percolation area. The site is located in an area of intense archaeological activity, with the famous Creevykeel court tomb located a distance to the north-west. However, the closest monument to the site is a cashel located in the field to the south. Four test-trenches, measuring 10m by 1.25m, were excavated by machine to the level of undisturbed natural. There was no evidence of any archaeological activity on the site.
