County: Westmeath Site name: NORTHGATE STREET, ATHLONE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E0518
Author: Ellen O'Carroll, The Archaeology Company, 17 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 603750m, N 741525m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.423827, -7.943578
Monitoring took place of topsoil clearance associated with the construction of a single-storey prefabricated unit at St Vincent's Hospital, Northgate Street, Athlone. The development work was carried out for the Midland Health Board. The development is within the zone of archaeological potential for Athlone town (SMR 29:42). The topsoil, which measured 0.15-0.2m in depth, was composed of grey/brown silty clay with occasional charcoal flecking and red-brick fragments. In addition, there were 19th- and 20th-century ceramics and glass noted in the topsoil. The natural throughout the site was composed of yellow/brown boulder clay. Nothing of archaeological significance was recorded during the monitoring.
