County: Cork Site name: Ardarostig/Garrandarragh 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 10R129; 09E0135 ext.
Author: Tim Coughlan, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120b Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 564001m, N 568667m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.869037, -8.522731
A second phase of testing was undertaken in Ardarostig/Garranedarragh 1 within the footprint of the N71 Chetwynd viaduct road scheme on 6 September 2010. Ardarostig/Garranedarragh 1, a wooded area to the west of the existing N71, was unavailable at the time of testing stage (i) undertaken by Sheelagh Conran between March and May 2009 (Excavations 2009, No. 11128, 09E0135). The area is densely wooded and overgrown with shrubbery and has non-specific archaeological potential. The Glasheen River bisects the area with Ardarostig town land to the west and Garranedarragh townl and to the east.
A total of six trenches were excavated within the heavily wooded area to the west of the Glasheen River. All trenches were excavated to subsoil using a 5-tonne tracked excavator fitted with a toothless bucket. No archaeological features or deposits were recorded during the testing.
In tandem with the test-trenching, a wade survey, including a metal-detector survey, was carried out along the Glasheen River in the area of the proposed development. The survey did not identify any features or deposits of archaeological significance; however, the dense overgrowth in the survey area impacted greatly on the efficiency of the survey.
