2019:202 - KILLALOE: Abbey Street, Shantraud, Clare
County: Clare
Site name: KILLALOE: Abbey Street, Shantraud
Sites and Monuments Record No.: Zone of Notification of CL045-033, Historic Town
Licence number: 18E0668
Author: Billy Quinn, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: 3 Gort na Ri, Athenry, Co. Galway
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 570178m, N 672796m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.805327, -8.442289
Monitoring of directionally drilled and open cut trenches for water main rehabilitation works in Killaloe town took place along Abbey Street and Convent Hill to the junction of the R463 O’Brien’s Bridge Road on various dates between 18 and 28 January 2019.
Material encountered varied from sandy gravel with occasional large stone inclusions at the western, uphill end with heavier sandy gravel and larger stones encountered in the eastern pits. Services were encountered along the length of the trench that consisted of water connections to dwellings and commercial units and electricity supply. No artefacts or archaeological material were noted in the launch/receptor pits or the exposed section faces of the trenches.