2024:778 - Rosduagh, Rossport, Mayo
County: Mayo
Site name: Rosduagh, Rossport
Sites and Monuments Record No.: NA
Licence number: 24E0883
Author: Patrick Walsh
Author/Organisation Address: Murneen South
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 482807m, N 838791m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.284453, -9.799846
The development is large in scale – 0.89 hectares and is subject to archaeological testing. Consultation has taken place between the Applicant and the Senior Archaeologist from the planning department in Mayo County Council.
Planning permission is to construct a new clamping site together with space for camping tents, polytunnel, community vegetable plot, 4 clamping pods, 9 camper van spaces and facilities for toilets and showers which will be connected to the water mains and sewerage.
Topsoil varied from 0.72–0.8m deep. The natural was generally an orange iron pan subsoil. Nothing of archaeological interest was found during the testing programme.