2018:661 - PORT, Leitrim
County: Leitrim
Site name: PORT
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 18E0254
Author: Fiona Rooney, Through Time Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Old Church St., Athenry, Co. Galway
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 595375m, N 802945m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.975761, -8.070501
Predevelopment testing was carried out in the townland of Port, Co. Leitrim. Testing in many of the trenches revealed natural layers underlying topsoil. A number of angular stones, fired clay and charcoal inclusions extending east-west for a length of 2.2–2.3m and 0.8m in width was uncovered below the topsoil layer at ITM 595375 802945.
Two trenches were excavated to the south of Port Castle (LE027-065). In one of the trenches rubble was revealed consisting of uncut limestone.