2025:038 - Cross of the Bog to Foileen Reservoir, Bilboa, Cappamore, Limerick

Monitoring was conducted during excavation of open-cut access trenches to facilitate pipe bursting within the Zone Of Notification (ZON) of LI015-016--- (children's burial ground) as part of a water mains rehabilitations scheme. Excavation of two access trenches was necessary to locate and feed new pipe into old water main; both trenches were excavated within the southern verge of the local road.

Trench 1 was excavated at the southern end of the ZON for monument LI015-016--- and was 3.9m long, 1.4m wide and 0.85m deep. Observed stratigraphy was 0.2m of topsoil over 0.65m of made ground, comprising of backfilled soil mixed with modern refuse. Nothing of archaeological significance was observed.

Access Trench 2 was excavated in the middle of the ZON for monument LI015-016---, measuring 4m in length, 1m wide and 0.85m deep. The trench was excavated in the southern road verge where a heaped soil bank 0.55m thick was first mechanically excavated. Observed stratigraphy was 0.3m of topsoil overlaying made ground of mixed soil and modern refuse with a depth of 0.55m, below which was the old pipe trench. Nothing of archaeological significance was observed.