County: Leitrim Site name: CARRICK-ON-SHANNON: Main Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: LE031–005 Licence number: 06E0117
Author: Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 593836m, N 799670m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.946319, -8.093887
The site of the proposed development is located to the rear of the Silver Swan bar, at the corner of Main Street and Priest Lane, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The proposed development involved the refurbishment of the pub and the addition of a basement level. The site is located within the zone of archaeological potential for the post-medieval town of Carrick-on-Shannon. The only portion of the proposed development requiring excavation will be an 8.5m by 6m area to the rear of the existing building. The area was until recently covered by a small extension to the existing premises. This extension is to be rebuilt over a basement. Given the small size of the area to be affected and its relative inaccessibility, a single trench measuring 7m by 1m was excavated by machine diagonally across the area. There was no evidence of any archaeological finds or features within the area excavated.
Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
