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2009:131 - COOLAVOKIG, Cork

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Cork

Site name: COOLAVOKIG

Sites and Monuments Record No.: CO070–070

Licence number: 09E0074

Author: Tony Miller

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 534021m, N 572952m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.904804, -8.958848

Pre-development test excavation was carried out on 25 February 2009 in advance of the construction of a dwelling-house within the zone of archaeological potential of a fulacht fiadh at Coolavokig, Lissacreasig, Macroom. Eight test-trenches were excavated. The grey/brown loamy topsoil varied in depth between c. 0.05m and c. 0.25m and overlay a yellow/brown boulder clay with rock outcrops and a white clay to the south of the development. No archaeological features or finds were noted.


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