County: Cork Site name: Ringaskiddy
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 16E0090
Author: Julianna O'Donoghue
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 577614m, N 564347m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.830909, -8.324793
Monitoring was undertaken of enabling works for Ringaskiddy Harbour Redevelopment. The works involve reclamation on the foreshore using imported quarry material and protected with rock amour. All seabed disturbance associated with the enabling works were monitored and an archaeological dive team remained on standby for the duration of the works.
Sediment was reduced using a mechanical excavator with a long reach arm under supervision. The material consisted of silty clay. Several timber logs were retrieved; these were examined and found to be in a natural state. A sample of the sediment was spread for physical examination and metal detected to maximise artefact retrieval. No archaeological features, stratigraphy or artefacts were recovered from the sediment.
Mizen Archaeology, 61 Lady's Cross, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
