County: Wexford Site name: Rosslare Europort, Ballygerry
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 23E0517
Author: Aidan O'Connell
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 712249m, N 612321m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.251145, -6.356010
Archaeological monitoring of construction groundworks was undertaken from 3 to 6 July 2023 at Ballygerry Townland, Co Wexford. The site is located west of Rosslare Harbour and will be used as a temporary overflow parking area to facilitate the strategically important upgrade of Rosslare Europort. Excavation was undertaken across the area with the aid of a combination bulldozer and a 20-tonne mechanical excavator equipped with a toothless grading bucket. No archaeological structures, features or layers were recorded. No further works are recommended.
Archer Heritage Planning, 1 Tenure Business Park, Tenure, Co. Louth. A92 K2VF
