2016:488 - KILMACAR, Ballyragget, Kilkenny
County: Kilkenny
Site name: KILMACAR, Ballyragget
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 16E0142
Author: Seán Shanahan & Bríd Kirby, Shanarc Archaeology Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: 39A Hebron Business Park, Hebron Rd, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 648968m, N 668885m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.768780, -7.274362
The development site lies within the environs of a historic nucleated settlement at Kilmacar (KK101-038). The site of a castle (KK010-038003) lies approximately 43m east of the development. A church (KK010-038001) and graveyard (KK010-038002) are situated approximately 98m and 86m, respectively, further east of the development. A further six recorded monuments are located within a 200m radius of the proposed development.
Monitoring was carried out to conduct a watching brief of all ground disturbance works at the development site. A layer of mid-brown topsoil approx. 0.2m deep covered the development area. This overlay a mid-brown sandy clay subsoil. No features or materials of archaeological significance were uncovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping.