County: Mayo Site name: KNOCK NORTH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 121:42 Licence number: 99E0440
Author: Richard Gillespie
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 518145m, N 756665m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.553517, -9.235323
Testing was before road realignment on the Garracloon road was carried out by Mayo County Council. An area of 70m x 8-10m was tested. The area was excavated with a mechanical digger to undisturbed subsoil or rock, which was at a maximum depth of 1m. Nothing of archaeological interest was uncovered.
Editor's Note: This site was formerly labelled 'Adjacent to souterrain'.
Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo