2013:141 - Gortalough, Sligo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Sligo Site name: Gortalough

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 13E84

Author: James McKee

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 578192m, N 808500m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.025238, -8.332824

Monitoring of ground works was carried out at a development site at Gortalough, Ballinafad, Co. Sligo from 23-26 April 2013. The works consisted of topsoil stripping of a site in advance of proposed construction of a community sports pitch and facilities. The site was located adjacent to Ballinafad Castle [SL040-189] and the Red Earl’s Road [SL040-190]. Nothing of archaeological significance was found.

Liberties, Greenore Road, Carlingford, Co. Louth