2010:452 - Shanagolden, Limerick

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Limerick Site name: Shanagolden

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 09E0397

Author: Florence M. Hurley, 8 Marina Park, Victoria Road, Cork.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 525424m, N 647682m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.575325, -9.100245

Monitoring of topsoil-stripping for a proposed dwelling and associated site development works in Shanagolden was undertaken in September 2009. The site lies within the medieval borough of Shanagolden (LI019–012) and is located east of the remains of the parish church. A significant amount of modern debris was present on the site. During the removal of this, three roughly dressed limestone blocks were noted with another visible in the northern site boundary which may be associated with the parish church, the bulk of which was demolished in the early 20th century.

Editor’s note: Although excavated in 2009, this report arrived too late for inclusion in the bulletin of that year.