2007:127 - GARRYMORE, Cavan

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Cavan Site name: GARRYMORE

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 07E0310

Author: Martin E. Byrne, Byrne Mullins & Associates, 7 Cnoc na Gréine Square, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 638010m, N 797368m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.924280, -7.421297

A planning application for the construction of thirteen detached houses, access roads, services and landscaping at this site, located on the southern outskirts of Ballinagh, resulted in the issuing of a request for additional information to include an impact assessment with testing. Documentary, cartographic and aerial photographic research did not indicate any features of archaeological interest/
potential within the site and no features of interest were noted during a surface reconnaissance survey.
Eight trenches were excavated by machine fitted with a toothless ditching/grading bucket, following which the sides and bases were cleaned by hand. In addition, the spoil was raked through in order to determine the artefact-bearing potential of the topsoil. Nothing of archaeological interest was uncovered during the course of testing.