County: Galway Site name: DUNLO
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A024/4.18
Author: Julianna O’Donoghue, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 585074m, N 730372m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.323396, -8.224039
The assessment, including test excavation, was carried out before the construction of the proposed N6 Galway–Ballinasloe road scheme. The proposed scheme will be a dual carriageway, 56km in length, extending from the east side of Galway city, at Doughiska, to the east side of Ballinasloe, at Beagh Brabazon, in Co. Roscommon. The assessment was undertaken for Galway County Council and the National Roads Authority and forms part of a wider assessment of c. 15km of the proposed N6 dual carriageway (Contract 4).
The field is located c. 6km to the north-east of Aughrim and c. 1km south-east of Ballinasloe. The aim of testing was to locate the anomalies identified in the geophysical survey (ArchaeoPhysica 2004) and to establish their nature, extent and significance. In the survey the anomalies were interpreted as one central north-north-east/south-south-west ditch and two possible burnt areas. Ten test-trenches were excavated.
During testing a small field drain in a northern offset was uncovered. Even though they were tested extensively, no evidence of the north-north-east/south-south-west ditch or possible burnt areas was uncovered. The features identified in the geophysical survey of the field were not identified during centre-line testing. The geophysical anomalies may have been the signature of material in the topsoil, but were not indicative of significant archaeological activity.
Reference
ArchaeoPhysica 2004 N6 Galway to East Ballinasloe geophysical survey report. Unpublished report lodged with the DoEHLG.
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