2004:1555 - RATHSCANLAN, TOBERCURRY, Sligo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Sligo Site name: RATHSCANLAN, TOBERCURRY

Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 37:74 Licence number: 04E0675

Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 551979m, N 811453m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.050000, -8.733300

The site of the proposed development is located in the townland of Rathscanlan, just outside Tobercurry. The proposed development is to consist of 26 houses, accesses and related services. The site is near a ringfort/souterrain situated south of the site. Ten trenches were excavated across the site in May 2004. No archaeological remains were uncovered during the course of the excavation.