2005:564 - BRUSK (Site 2.15), Galway
County: Galway
Site name: BRUSK (Site 2.15)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: A024/24
Author: Tom Janes, Headland Archaeology Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 1, IDA Industrial Estate, Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork
Site type: Kiln - brick
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 554760m, N 724729m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.270966, -8.678214
This site had been highlighted as an area of high archaeological potential, based on the results of geophysical survey. Phase 1 testing confirmed the presence of three possible brick clamp kilns, identified through geophysical survey, and a possible associated well. The work was commissioned by Galway County Council National Roads Design Office and sponsored by the National Roads Authority.