County: Kilkenny Site name: AR159, Rathgarvan or Clifden 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E003921
Author: Tim Coughlan, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120B Greenpark Road, Bray, Wicklow.
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 656824m, N 654242m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.636423, -7.160485
This site was located within the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme, Waterford to Powerstown Phase 4 – Knocktopher to Powerstown. During the geophysical survey (GSB Ltd, licence 03R060) linear anomalies were identified; the initial testing of this area was limited due to the presence of overhead power lines and a 110kv pylon at this location. After a revised method statement had been approved, additional testing took place in 2008. This consisted of sixteen trenches: one centreline trench with fifteen offset trenches (total trench length 396.8m) covering an area of c. 3200625m2. During this additional testing nothing of archaeological significance was identified.
