County: Cork Site name: Celtic Interconnector Project, CLAYCASTLE, Redbarn, Ballinwilling Strand
Sites and Monuments Record No.: n/a Licence number: 18E0322; 18R0118 and in association with Foreshore Licence FS006811
Author: Tim Coughlan, IAC Ltd
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 609683m, N 575752m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.933795, -7.859191
Monitoring was carried out for site investigations associated with the Celtic Interconnector Project. Three potential cable route options were investigated in County Cork at Redbarn Beach (Clonard East townland), Claycastle Beach (Claycastle and Summerfield townlands) and Ballinwilling Strand (Ballycrenane townland).
No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were identified at Claycastle Beach, Ballinwilling Strand or Redbarn Beach during the monitoring of excavations or metal detection.
At Claycastle Beach, it is clear that the remains of a submerged landscape potentially dating to the Holcene, survives beneath the beach. Exposed elements of this landscape were avoided by the site investigation works. However, the organic layer, which contains the remains of tree roots and plant remains, does extend beneath the sand across the full width of the beach and has the potential to contain archaeological features or artefacts, although no specific features or artefacts were identified during monitoring. Should Claycastle Beach be chosen as the preferred cable landfall location, further archaeological assessment will be required.
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