County: Donegal Site name: DONEGAL: Bridge Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03E0560
Author: Billy Quinn, Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 592824m, N 878513m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.654745, -8.111195
Testing was carried out at Bridge Street, Donegal, on 24 April 2003. The proposed development consists of the demolition of existing premises and the construction of a restaurant. The site is located at the western end of The Diamond, on Bridge Street. It is within the zone of archaeological potential for Donegal and in the vicinity of Donegal Castle.
The groundworks were carried out by a mechanical excavator using a grading bucket. The trench was dug to an average depth of 2.89m by 1.5m wide running in a general north-east/south-west orientation. Two culverts were observed. The culverts were still in use and were located 0.5m below the maximum depth required for development; they are considered to be of little archaeological significance. No further finds or features of archaeological interest were exposed during the course of the testing.
Corporate House, Ballybrit Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway
