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This report, prepared on behalf of Limerick County Council and National Roads Authority, has been undertaken to describe the results of an excavation (E3940) carried out at the site of the proposed Limerick Southern Ring Road, on a 72m² site, at Rossbrien, Co. Limerick (OS sheet 013), (Figure1). An archaeological desktop assessment of the proposed development was undertaken by Margaret Gowen and Co. in 2003 as part of the EIS for the scheme. The desktop assessment recommended that a programme of test trenching be undertaken in all areas of land take prior to the commencement of construction works. Test trenching commenced on 2nd December and lands available were tested until 22nd December 2004. Additional testing of lands not available during the main testing programme was carried out on 17th January 2005. The test trenching programme resulted in the identification of archaeological remains at Ch0750 (NGR 157885/154835). It was clear that the proposed development will impact negatively upon the identified archaeological remains and it was therefore recommended that an area measuring 9m x 8m be subject to a full archaeological excavation and preservation by record prior to the commencement of construction works in this area. All topsoil removal and related sub-surface archaeology was subject to a programme of archaeological monitoring. The excavation of Rossbrien Site 2 took place between 4th and 5th April 2005. A burnt mound, comprising charcoal-rich silt and heat-shattered stone, and an associated trough were excavated. A post-medieval/modern date was obtained for the site using charcoal retrieved from the trough.