2015:597 - Athy to Ballitore, Kildare

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Kildare Site name: Athy to Ballitore

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 15E0559

Author: James Hession

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 273714m, N 193906m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.007500, -6.812500

A programme of archaeological monitoring was undertaken along the route of a proposed overhead powerline from Athy to Ballitore, Co. Kildare from 16 December 2015 to 5 April 2016 (NGR: 273714, 193906 to 279868, 196111). The route passes through the townlands of: Bleach, Ardrew, Ballybought, Dunbrin Upper (Co. Laois), Ardree, Bray Lower, Bray Upper, Ballycullane, Turnerstown, Burtown Big, Burtown Little, Mullamast, Moone, Ballitore. No archaeological features or deposits were identified during the monitoring works.

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