2008:1073 - Abbeyquarter South, Sligo, Tipperary

At the request of Sligo Borough Council, pre-development testing was undertaken on May 1–2 2008 within Cranmore housing estate to the south of Sligo town, across the approximate area of a possible enclosure or unclassified ringfort. Sligo Borough Council plan to redevelop and landscape the area around the Cranmore and Cleveragh housing estates, as part of the Cranmore Regeneration Project. An initial desk-based assessment undertaken in 2005 selected areas of higher archaeological potential where testing was deemed appropriate, based on proximity to known archaeological sites.
One area highlighted in the assessment was located within the Cranmore housing estate near the junction of John Fallon Drive and Devins Drive. The north-eastern corner of a large flat, grass-covered mound in the centre of the housing estate was previously recorded as the location of a possible enclosure or unclassified ringfort (SL014–127). A second, slightly smaller flat, grass-covered mound was also located a short distance to the east. Four test-trenches and five trial pits were excavated across both of the landscaped mounds to investigate any possible archaeological remains. No archaeological features or artefacts of any kind were exposed during testing. It was evident that both mounds had been extensively landscaped, possibly during the construction of the estate between 1970 and 1985.