County: Tipperary Site name: Ballinagarrane, Clonmel
Sites and Monuments Record No.: TS083-003 Licence number: 13E374
Author: Mary Henry
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 617482m, N 623027m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.358544, -7.743348
Monitoring was undertaken of ground works associated with construction of a Science and Technology Park at Ballingarrane, Clonmel. The site is located to the north-west of Clonmel town, on the suburban edge but within a rural setting.
The only notable feature within its vicinity is an architect fragment set within Ballingarrane House, a Protected Structure. This is located circa 900m to the north-west of the development site. The development site, set within a large pasture field, was formerly part of a well-established 18th/19th-century estate.
During the topsoil strip it was apparent the south-eastern corner of the site had been utilised in recent times to facilitate a rough hardstand. On inspecting the constituents, it is considered this area was part of a compound associated with the construction of the Clonmel Ring Road some years previous, the western terminus of which is adjacent to the site to the south. On completion of the road scheme, it appears the site was levelled, then sealed with re-deposited topsoil which was probably positioned around the site as a bund. Apart from the hardstand, no other features were revealed, suggesting this site had previously been solely utilised for agricultural purposes. Elsewhere on the site the topsoil comprised a fine-grained, mid brown slightly silty clay ranging in thickness between 0.2m and 0.3m. The underlying soil comprised a light yellowish brown, high silicate clay with frequent small angular stones.
No archaeological features were found.
Mary Henry Archaeological Services Ltd, 17 Staunton Row, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
