County: Sligo Site name: Camross and Carrownanty
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 23E1030
Author: Tamlyn McHugh
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 565689m, N 816142m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.093225, -8.524496
The proposed development entails the construction of a 30-unit social housing development, access road, footpaths and all associated site development works at Camross and Carrownanty, Co. Sligo. The area of the site measures approximately 2.5 hectares or 6.18 acres. The proposed Phase 1 site area is 1 hectare. The proposed development is not in proximity to any recorded monument. **Due to the scale of the proposed development area (Plot 1 of this current phase) being over 1 hectare in the overall size, it was recommended that the proposed development should be subject to a programme of pre-development archaeological test trenching. It was also recommended that should conditions be deemed suitable a geophysical survey should be undertaken across the entire proposed development area.
Guided by the geophysical survey, which was conducted by Dr James Bonsall, testing took place over the course of two days on the 6th and 7th of December 2023. During the programme of archaeological testing 9 linear test trenches were excavated across the entire development site, totaling 768m. Each test trench was excavated through the overlying topsoil material to the natural substrate underlying the testing area. No archaeological objects, features or deposits were encountered.
Cooldrumman Upper, Carney, Co. Sligo
