2015:467 - WEXFORD: Coolcotts Lane, Newtown/Townparks, Wexford
County: Wexford
Site name: WEXFORD: Coolcotts Lane, Newtown/Townparks
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 15E0504
Author: Niall Colfer
Author/Organisation Address: 5 Ashdale Park, Terenure, Dublin 6w
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 703052m, N 621339m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.333974, -6.487898
An assessment was undertaken at Coolcotts Lane, Newtown/Townparks, Wexford on behalf of Minetta Ltd. who have applied for planning permission from Wexford Co. Council to build a substantial residential development on the site. The proposed development site is a greenfield area consisting of 5.13ha.
Test trenching was undertaken on 28 and 29 October 2015. This involved the excavation of a single centreline trench and staggered offset trenches excavated using a tracked machine with a 2m wide ditching bucket. It revealed 0.3-0.5m of soil overlying orange/grey stony natural boulder clay. Occasional stone-filled land drains were uncovered. No features of archaeological significance were recorded. No further archaeological mitigation is recommended.
