2006:1335 - Port Oriel, Clogherhead, Louth

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Louth Site name: Port Oriel, Clogherhead

Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: 05E1434

Author: Julianna O’Donoghue, Eachtra Archaeological Projects, Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Kinsale Road, Cork.

Site type: Harbour

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 716947m, N 784623m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.798003, -6.224774

Port Oriel Harbour is currently being upgraded by the Department of Marine. The development includes the extension of the pier (constructed in 1880) and dredging of the harbour basin to –7.2m OD. Underwater assessment was undertaken of dredging operations, which commenced in February and continued on an intermittent basis until they were completed in September 2007. The dredged materials were a mix of gravel and sand. Modern fishing debris, including timbers from a modern wooden boat and anchors, were recorded. No archaeological features or artefacts were recorded while monitoring.