County: Galway Site name: BALLYNASCRAGH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 104:57 Licence number: 00E0366
Author: Ken Hanley
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 551966m, N 716241m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.194443, -8.718825
Monitoring of topsoil-stripping during the construction of a dwelling-house and associated services at Ballynascragh, Craughwell, Co. Galway, was carried out during May 2000. A field system had been recorded to the north-east of the development site. The site had been tested in early 1999 (Chapple 1999), with negative results.
The areas to be topsoil-stripped comprised the front driveway area, including a road lay-by, the dwelling-house area (an area of raised ground under the main dwelling-house area was also partially lowered/levelled by up to 0.4–0.5m), and the rear septic tank and percolation areas. Monitoring of all groundworks failed to reveal any finds, deposits or features of archaeological significance.
Reference
Chapple, R.M. 1999 Archaeological report relative to an application for outline planning permission at a site in Ballynascragh, Ballymanagh, Co. Galway. Unpublished report. Limited distribution.
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