2019:226 - COOL UPPER Woodquarter, Cratlagh and Milford, Donegal
County: Donegal
Site name: COOL UPPER Woodquarter, Cratlagh and Milford
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 19E0380
Author: Martin McGonigle, John Cronin & Associates
Author/Organisation Address: Burnside, Saint Oran's Road, Buncrana, County Donegal
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 618174m, N 927939m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.098537, -7.715255
Monitoring associated with the Letterkenny Regional Water Supply Scheme – Contract 3, in County Donegal was undertaken at the site of the Water Supply Improvements—Cranford to Milford Section. Full-time monitoring was undertaken at Cool Upper (Cranford environs between local roads L12123 and L1212) and intermittent monitoring was undertaken on non-National Primary roads (including the L1212, R245 and Cooper’s Road, Milford), over 10 non-consecutive days in July to September 2019.
Topsoil/ overburden was stripped using a 360-degree mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless bucket. Nothing of archaeological significance was identified during the works.