County: Tipperary Site name: Area 11, Derrymore
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E003415
Author: Colm Flynn, for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd, Brehon House, Kilkenny Road, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 613932m, N 685633m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.921347, -7.792814
Test-trenching was carried out along the route of the proposed N7 Castletown–Nenagh road scheme in the spring of 2007. Testing of the eastern section, Archaeological Contract 2, extended from Castleroan townland in Co. Offaly, eastwards through North Tipperary, to Clonagooden in Co. Laois. The section was divided into eight testing areas, Areas 8–15, each tested under a separate licence.
Archaeological Area 11 ran from Chainage 24.100 to 26.600, through the townland of Derrymore, Co. Tipperary. The main works were completed in early April 2007, with some additional testing in July 2007.
Three potential new sites were identified, as follows: Derrymore 1, a burnt mound c. 5m by 4m; Derrymore 2, a burnt mound c. 18m by 4m; Derrymore 3, a burnt mound c. 23m by 11m (see Nos 1657–9 below).
Full excavation of all these sites was recommended.
