2015:020 - CURRAGH, Kildare
County: Kildare
Site name: CURRAGH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: KD023-044, KD023-047
Licence number: 14E0011
Author: Rob O'Hara, Archer Heritage Planning
Author/Organisation Address: 8 Beat Centre, Stephenstown, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 676725m, N 711900m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.152073, -6.852930
Monitoring was carried out within the Defence Force Training Centre (DFTC), Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. Topsoil was mechanically removed under supervision. Works were completed over an extended period in 2014. All topsoil within the footprint of the proposed buildings and car parks was removed and stored within the site. Tree felling and the excavation of services trenches and pits for fencing posts were also supervised. Buffer areas around sites AR-3 {KD023-044, a barrow} and AR-6 {KD023-047, an enclosure} were roped off and marked with stakes and safety tape.
No archaeological finds or features were identified during ground disturbance monitoring.