County: Mayo Site name: CASTLEGAR
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 101:25 Licence number: 98E0454
Author: Gerry Walsh, Áras An Chondae, Mayo County Council
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 535444m, N 776451m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.733710, -8.978406
As part of the assessment of the ongoing Knock/ Claremorris Bypass archaeological testing was undertaken in the road corridor adjacent to an enclosure. The eastern (outer) edge of the levelled enclosure is 20m from the acquisition line of the proposed bypass.
The sod/topsoil layer, 0.7m thick, directly overlay a natural, orange boulder clay. A small spread of burnt soil and charcoal, measuring 1.5m x 1m and 30mm thick, was uncovered in the northern end of the area tested. No finds were recovered. A chert end-scraper was recovered from the topsoil adjacent to it.
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
