2021:216 - BARRYSCOURT, Cork

Archaeological testing was carried out across a 4.5ha greenfield site following on a planning application for a proposed agricultural development. There was no known archaeological monument on the site, and just one, a 19th-century limekiln, adjacent to it. A geophysical survey had identified numerous anomalies in the soil, many of which were identified as being potentially archaeological in origin.

Twenty-five trenches were excavated. Only three isolated archaeological features were found, namely two small pits and a shallow linear ditch which may have been a drainage ditch or a minor field boundary.