County: Laois Site name: Clondouglas/Clonkeen, Contract 3
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A015/043; E2158
Author: Deirdre Murphy, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd, Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 641369m, N 695465m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.008293, -7.383570
An assessment was carried out in February 2007 as part of the programme of archaeological works on the route of the proposed M7 Portlaoise to Castletown/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill motorway scheme. This assessment of Contract 3: Testing Area 2 involved the mechanical excavation of six trenches in areas where access was previously denied because of the presence of badgers. The trenches were located in the townland of Clondouglas/Clonkeen in bog margin and resulted in an additional 355 linear metres being excavated. No archaeological features or finds were uncovered.
