County: Leitrim Site name: E 595102m, N 798903m
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: 06E0344
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 594921m, N 798902m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.939435, -8.077349
The site of the proposed development is located at Attirory townland on the south side of Carrick-on-Shannon, just off the main Dublin Road. The proposed development site comprises a large plot of land defined by the River Shannon on the west and by hedgerows to the north, south and east. The site slopes from east to west down to the river. The proposed development will consist of 38 houses. The only known monument in the vicinity is the early medieval church site at Caldragh (LE031–039), located over 100m to the east.
All of the topsoil located within the areas to be directly affected by the proposed development was stripped in March/April 2006. The topsoil was a mid-brown silty clay with inclusions of small to medium stones and modern crockery and a depth of 0.25–0.45m. The topsoil sealed the natural subsoil, a compact stony clay varying in colour from light-grey/brown to light-orange/yellow. A single potential archaeological feature was revealed, assessed and determined to be of modern origin.
