2014:242 - Ballynanty More Townland, Limerick

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Limerick Site name: Ballynanty More Townland

Sites and Monuments Record No.: Vicinity of LI005-013---, Licence number:

Author: Tracy Collins

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 556694m, N 658875m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.679301, -8.640422

The test trenching was carried out in order to ascertain the exact nature and extent of potential archaeological deposits that may lie subsurface on the subject site, specifically RMP LI005-013---, castle unclassified, the location of which is thought to be in the vicinity of or within the subject site. The castle is marked ‘site of’ on the OS 1st edition six inch map. This subject site is now a small green open area in a council housing estate.

 

Four trenches were excavated across the site.

Aegis archaeology Ltd, 32 Nicholas St, King's Island, Limerick