County: Limerick Site name: Bridge Street, Croom
Sites and Monuments Record No.: LI030–025 Licence number: 06E0874
Author: Avril Hayes, Aegis Archaeology Ltd, 32 Nicholas Street, King’s Island, Limerick.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 551295m, N 640993m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.518133, -8.717613
Testing was undertaken in advance of the construction of fifteen apartments, entrance and associated site works. The site was located on the east side of the River Maigue to the rear of properties fronting on to Bridge Street and was within the zone of potential for the historic town of Croom. Trenches were excavated to an average depth of 1m, where a grey riverine clay was noted. The stratigraphy suggested that the area had been infilled in the past, possibly to alleviate flooding.
