Geophysical survey of Old Kilcullen in train

A geophysical survey of the Old Kilcullen monastic settlement area is expected to be completed in April and will provide further information on the archaeological heritage of the site, writes Brian Byrne.

The survey will be combined with the results of a Lidar aerial survey of the area carried out last year as part of a survey of the Curragh plains, undertaken for the development of a Consultation Management Plan for the Curragh.

A number of previously undocumented features around Old Kilcullen have been discovered in the Lidar survey, carried out by Earthsound Geophysics on commission from Kildare County Council with funding from the 2021 Community Monuments Grant Scheme.

Kevin Sheehan of the Old Kilcullen Area Community Association says it is hoped that when the two investigations are assessed, an event with experts will be arranged to explain the combined results.

The geophysical survey is funded by Kildare County Council's heritage department. "We are very thankful for the cooperation of the landowners in allowing it to go ahead at such a busy time for farmers," Kevin Sheehan says.

The AGM of the Old Kilcullen Area Community Association will be held on Thursday of next week, 7 April, in Walls of Kilgowan, beginning at 7.30pm.

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