2025:083 - Growtown Solar Farm, Wexford
County: Wexford
Site name: Growtown Solar Farm
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/a
Licence number: 24E0858
Author: Derek Gallagher
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 695000m, N 621666m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.338365, -6.605915
An archaeological assessment (testing) was carried out in September 2024 at Growtown Lower, Growtown Upper, Co. Wexford. The site lies west of Wexford and to the northeast of Taghmon. The access to the site is from the south via
R738. The site consists of arable land and measures c. 29ha.
A total of 17 test trenches were excavated. The sod and topsoil measured an average of 0.4m in thickness and lay directly above the natural grey marly clay (C2). No archaeological features or deposits were exposed or identified, and no finds were recovered.