County: Sligo Site name: Cloghmine
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SL041–014 Licence number: 05E1336
Author: Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 582663m, N 812532m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.061639, -8.264819
The site of the proposed development, a single dwelling house, is located in the townland of Cloghmine, situated just outside and to the south-east of Highwood and west of the Ballyfarnon to Geevagh road, Co. Sligo. The site is located within the zone of archaeological potential for an enclosure. However, the monument is situated over 40m south-east of the proposed house and over 20m from the edge of the development.
Five test-trenches were excavated across the site. All measured 1.5m wide and were excavated to a depth of 0.35–0.4m. All measured 10m long and were positioned to investigate the areas to be directly affected by the major elements of the proposed development: the access, both gable ends of the house, the garage and the percolation area. There was no evidence of any archaeological activity.
Christopher Read, North West Archaeological
