2016:381 - Aughinish, Limerick

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Limerick Site name: Aughinish

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 16E0415

Author: Laurence Dunne

Site type: No archaeology found.

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 528577m, N 655430m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.645367, -9.055416

Monitoring of maintenance dredging at Aughinish, Co. Limerick took place from 18 to 26 August 2016. Plough dredging was carried out in three areas (Area A-C) by vessel ‘Shannon 1’, a Multi-Cat tug with a bed-levelling plough. Areas A and C was situated astride the Outer and Inner Deepwater Berth at the jetty that extends from Aughinish Point northwards into the Shannon for c.900m. Area B was situated at Aughinish Point at a small boat-lower, water berthing area.

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