County: Cork Site name: Kilmacsimon/Leighmoney
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: 06D025, 06R041
Author: Eoghan Kieran, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services, Corporate House, Ballybrit Business Park, Galway.
Site type: Underwater assessment
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 557359m, N 552866m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.726532, -8.617242
An underwater assessment was carried out at the site of a proposed pipeline crossing of the Bandon River between Leighmoney and Kilmacsimon, Co. Cork. The work was undertaken on 8 March 2006. The desktop assessment noted that a fish weir was present on the site during the time of the first-edition OS, although no trace of this was now visible.
The site survey recorded a narrow, winding navigation channel through the site. This was flanked on both sides by soft estuarine intertidal mudflats. Intertidal, underwater and metal-detection survey did not uncover any further archaeological remains or features.
Given the excellent preservation qualities of the intertidal mudflats, there is the potential that the remains of the fish weir or other archaeological deposits still remain in situ. It is recommended that the removal of any intertidal material be subject to monitoring by suitably a qualified archaeologist.
