2017:648 - CARRIGANS (1), Monaghan
County: Monaghan
Site name: CARRIGANS (1)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 17E0602
Author: Aidan O’Connell, Archer Heritage Planning
Author/Organisation Address: 8 Beat Centre, Stephenstown, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Site type: Pit
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 667515m, N 841947m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.321779, -6.962204
The site at Carrigans was discovered following test excavation of Phase 3 of the N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Road Realignment (17E0310). The site consisted of 2 pits filled with burnt mound material (C03, 0.81m north-east/south/west x 0.6m x 0.17m deep; C.05, 1.62m east-west x 1.18m x 0.12m deep). A radiocarbon date of 1259–1046 cal. BC was returned from a piece of hazel charcoal in the fill of the larger pit.