2015:087 - COOLRAINE: Dolans Sandpit, Annagh, Laois
County: Laois
Site name: COOLRAINE: Dolans Sandpit, Annagh
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: Unlicensed Monitoring
Author: Jon Stirland, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 21 Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co Louth
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 628296m, N 693379m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.990397, -7.578545
Monitoring was carried out between 2 and 6 March 2015 prior to the extension of a sandpit at Annagh townland, Coolraine, Co. Laois. The topsoil on a portion of the proposed extension area was stripped by mechanical excavator under supervision in fulfilment of Condition 15 of Planning Reference No. QY05/51 issued by Laois Co. Council.
The site is located adjacent to an enclosure (LA016-012). No features or deposits of an archaeological nature were identified during the monitoring phase of works.