County: Tipperary Site name: Knigh, Puckaun
Sites and Monuments Record No.: Vicinity of TN014-027---- Licence number: 23E1023
Author: Declan Moore
Site type: Monitoring
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 585245m, N 685923m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.923929, -8.219428
A programme of archaeological monitoring of groundworks to facilitate the erection of a 24m high lattice tower together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed in security fencing and a proposed turning area at Knigh, Puckaun, Co. Tipperary was undertaken. The site is just outside the Zone of Notification for TN014-027---, an enclosure.
The site is located on a north-east facing hillside in use as pasture. There are expansive views to the northeast and south. The northern side of the site is bordered by a fence line separating it from a modern agricultural building.
Archaeological monitoring was carried out on 30 January 2024 in dry and sunny conditions. An area measuring roughly 16m x 16m was stripped to underlying natural undisturbed deposits. The stratigraphy comprised a mid-brown topsoil and sod directly overlying bedrock at a depth of roughly 250mm throughout. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted. No further archaeological mitigation is required.
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