2025:009 - Ballineen Solar Farm, Derrigra West, Cork
County: Cork
Site name: Ballineen Solar Farm, Derrigra West
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 24E1222
Author: Jennifer McCarthy
Site type: Archaeological monitoring-no archaeology uncovered
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 533000m, N 554200m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.736140, -8.970060
A programme of archaeological test-trenching was undertaken at Derrigra West, Ballineen, Co. Cork over a two-day period in January 2025.
Two geophysical surveys were previously undertaken, the results of which informed the layout of the trenches. The test trenches targeted any geophysical anomalies of archaeological potential.
The programme of archaeological testing comprised the excavation of 22 trenches with a total length of 212 linear metres. The trenches were excavated within the footprint of the proposed development to assess the potential for subsurface archaeological remains.
The archaeological test excavations revealed one linear feature within Tr. 22 and 24—C004. This is likely agricultural in origin. Two parallel field boundaries were also uncovered within Tr. 18 and are recorded on the First edition 6-inch Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1840/published 1845) and the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1900/published 1902).