County: Meath Site name: BALLYNASKEAGH/BRACKLIN/COOLRONAN/CRADDANSTOWN/KILLAGH/MUCKLIN, BRACKLIN BOG
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E0793
Author: Jane Whitaker, ADS Ltd, Windsor House, 11 Fairview Strand, Dublin 3.
Site type: Peatland survey
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 688918m, N 762584m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.605548, -6.656417
Bracklin Bog is located north of Carranstown Bog between three unclassified roads. The road from Raharney to Delvin runs along its western extent, while two smaller roads that run eastwards from this road define its northern and southern extents. The bog covers an area of 692ha and is part of Bord na Móna’s Allen group. Only 25% of this bog is currently in milled peat production. The remainder is overgrown sod peat bog that has become forested in places. The production area is the westernmost part of the bog and measures c. 200ha, with 89 drains oriented east–west. There is an industrial railway that runs along the eastern side of this bog. All of this part of the bog was in production.
No archaeological features were recorded during the survey of this bog.
