County: Kerry Site name: Grousemount Wind Farm, Kilgarvan
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 16E0127 (ext.)
Author: David Murphy
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 508456m, N 572362m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.895889, -9.330130
Phase 3 testing at the Grousemount wind farm development commenced on 20/10/17 and progressed for the remainder of the year on a staggered basis; works will also extend into 2018. 2017 works saw the completion of testing along the most northerly portion of the route of the new access road in Sillahertane and Coolnagoppoge townlands as well as at the new site compound location. Nothing of archaeological interest was revealed.
Testing was also undertaken along a 125m long portion of the route of the new access road to the immediate south of the new site compound location. A potential feature of archaeological interest was revealed along this section underlying c. 0.8m of undisturbed greyish brown clayey peat at approximate ITM grid co-ordinate 508377, 572097. Comprised of a number of fragments of apparently worked wood, the feature will be further investigated and assessed during January 2018, following which an appropritate mitigation strategy will be agreed upon by the relevant stakeholders.
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