County: Mayo Site name: LISGOWEL
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 79:54 Licence number: 02E1289
Author: Declan Moore, Moore Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 518976m, N 788457m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.839281, -9.231082
The proposed development comprises the construction of 57.3km of overhead lines from Castlebar, Co. Mayo, to Cloon, south-west of Tuam, Co. Galway (No. 702, Excavations 2002, 02E0956). It was proposed to erect a set of double poles at Lisgowel, Co. Mayo, near an enclosure that sits at the highest point of a prominent drumlin ridge to the east. The site, divided in two by a modern laneway, has been partially levelled. Testing was carried out on 24 August 2002. A single trench was excavated, which revealed topsoil and sod directly overlying a mixed, orange/grey, stony clay. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted.
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