County: Galway Site name: GALWAY: Rinmore, The Docks
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E0148
Author: Fiona Rooney, Arch. Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 529965m, N 724872m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.269559, -9.049903
This project is concerned with the proposed development of the harbour area, and more specifically the development of a new pier in the area of the former isolation hospital. In 1996 an assessment and pre-development testing of the area revealed traces of a possible midden site. In the archaeologist’s report it was recommended that the area be manually excavated to record the location and extent of the possible midden feature.
During February 2001 three trenches were manually excavated in the area to the east of the former isolation hospital. The stratigraphy mainly consisted of redeposited soils and debris overlying bedrock. It also contained a well-compacted, redeposited subsoil, which was dark brown/black in colour, with occasional shell inclusions. No artefacts or features of archaeological significance were encountered. The development of a new pier will not affect any archaeological deposits.
Ballydavid South, Athenry, Co. Galway
