County: Fermanagh Site name: Castle Coole, National Trust - Optic cable
Sites and Monuments Record No.: FER 211:082 Licence number: AE/18/023
Author: Stuart Alexander
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 625332m, N 843292m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.337699, -7.610469
The works at Castle Coole required the archaeologically monitored excavation of a single continuous trench 0.3m wide by 1.1km through the estate grounds. This narrow line of invasive works facilitated a 4-inch diameter pipe for a BT fibre-optic cable running from the Twin gate lodges to the main Castle Coole house. Nothing of archaeological significance was uncovered during the course of the works. The excavation was carried out under Scheduled Monument Consent due to the proximity of the 18th-century Formal Garden of Castle Coole (FER 211:082).
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