2025:040 - Caherea, Lissycasey, Clare

A programme of archaeological monitoring was undertaken during topsoil stripping in advance of a single house development. The site was a field under pasture partially within the Zone Of Notification for a now-levelled ringfort (CL041-150) on its western side. Additionally a lime kiln is marked on historic OSI mapping (1897) in the western corner of the site.

Topsoil was mechanically stripped under constant archaeological supervision from the area of the entirety of the footprint of the house, garage, vehicular access and percolation area. The stratigraphy was typified by 0.1-0.3m of topsoil directly over the natural subsoil which was a mid yellowish-orange glacial till, mottled with patches of pale grey clay. Occasional parallel plough scars and a shallow linear drainage feature were observed; 19^th-century (or later) pottery was noted within the fill of the feature. No above-ground evidence of a lime kiln was identified in the western corner of the site; this area was not stripped as part of monitoring works as it is set to remain undisturbed as part of the current development.

In summary, no archaeological features or deposits were observed during monitoring of the development site.