2008:271 - MALLOW: Spaglen and Castlelands, Cork

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Cork

Site name: MALLOW: Spaglen and Castlelands

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number: 08E0491

Author: Niamh O’Rourke, Sheila Lane & Associates

Author/Organisation Address: Deanrock Business Park, Togher, Cork

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 556262m, N 598856m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.139831, -8.638958

Monitoring of the laying of a new sewerage pipeline in Spaglen, Mallow, Co. Cork, was undertaken between May and September 2008 as part of the Mallow Sewage Scheme. The work extended northwards from Spa Walk for a distance of c. 2.05 km. The southernmost c. 300m of the proposed pipeline was within the zone of archaeological potential for a limekiln (CO033–00701), a spa works/bath (CO033–00702), two holy wells (CO033–00703 and CO033–00704) and the historic town of Mallow (CO033–093). No features or finds of archaeological interest were identified.