2011:402 - ASHFORT, Limerick

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Limerick Site name: ASHFORT

Sites and Monuments Record No.: LI013-077 Licence number: 11E0238

Author: Edel Ruttle

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 554513m, N 650442m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.603334, -8.671507

Test trenching was carried out in advance of an anticipated planning application for the construction of a dwelling at Ashfort, Crecora. LI013-077, an unclassified castle, lies within the land holding. While there is documentary evidence to suggest that a castle could have been located at this site, the test trenching revealed no archaeological features.

TVAS (Ireland) Ltd, Ahish, Ballinruan, Crusheen, Co. Clare