County: Cork Site name: N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Scheme, Lot 2
Sites and Monuments Record No.: Not applicable Licence number: Ministerial Directive Number A074; R000461; D000022
Author: Rex Bangerter, ADCO
Site type: Multiple riverine sites
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 528945m, N 573614m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.910130, -9.032743
Archaeological impact assessment took place of the riverine archaeological component of the proposed N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Scheme, Lot No. 2. This component required an archaeological assessment of five watercourse locations impacted upon by the proposed scheme. These comprise: Site 1, AAP17, Coolavokig Td. (unnamed stream); Site 2, AAP18, Coolavokig Td. (unnamed stream); Site 3, AAP20, Inchinlane & Carrigaphooca Tds. (unnamed stream); Site 4, AAP21, Carrigaphooca & Glananarig Tds. (River Foherish); and Site 5, AAP22, Glananarig & Clonfadda Tds. (unnamed stream).
• Site 1, AAP17, ITM: 526094E, 574353N to ITM: 526125E, 574236N
• Site 2, AAP18, ITM: 526454E, 574383N to ITM: 526783E, 574303N
• Site 3, AAP20, ITM: 528945E, 573614N to ITM: 528944E, 573578N
• Site 4, AAP21, ITM: 529928E, 574028N to ITM: 529936E, 573962N
• Site 4, AAP22, ITM: 530229E, 574018N to ITM: 530172E, 573949N
The road development is to comprise approximately 22km of dual carriageway that includes four road-junctions and four bridge structures, the latter structures crossing the Bohill River, River Foherish, River Laney, and the River Sullane. The proposed roadway will diverge from the existing N22 to the west of Baile Bhuirne, re-joining the road to the south of Macroom, where it is to tie into a new roundabout at Coolcour.
Systematic visual inspection of the streambed/riverbed and bankside areas was undertaken at each location. In addition, where practicable, a comprehensive magnetometer survey by hand-held metal-detection was undertaken. No archaeologically significant material was revealed. The work was undertaken between 1 and 4 August 2017.
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