County: Galway Site name: GALWAY DOCKS, Galway
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E0791
Author: Martin Fitzpatrick, Arch. Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 529966m, N 724872m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.269563, -9.049902
This project involved the monitoring of dredging at a number of areas in Galway Harbour, at the request of the Galway Harbour Commission, after recommendations were made by Dúchas. Both the docks and navigational channel had been dredged previously in 1992.
Monitoring was undertaken at five locations: the commercial dock, the area of the north quay, and three areas along the navigational channel. An underwater team was on standby in the event of any deposits, artefacts or features being uncovered. In the area of the docks the target depth of dredging was 3.5–3.8m, while in the channel the depth dredged was 3.4m. The vast majority of the material dredged consisted of silt, which had the appearance of sludge when deposited on the vessel. The dumping of spoil material was also undertaken while an archaeologist was on board the vessel.
The monitoring of dredging operations found no artefacts/features of archaeological significance.
Ballydavid South, Athenry, Co. Galway
