County: Galway Site name: RATHMORRISSY
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A024/1.13
Author: John Lehane, Valerie J. Keeley Ltd, Brehon House, Kilkenny Road, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 546464m, N 727236m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.292727, -8.802998
Machine testing was undertaken as part of Contract 1 of the N6 Galway–Ballinasloe road scheme (Phase 1 testing) to ascertain the date and cultural associations of a field system and a standing stone, which are to be partly destroyed in the course of road construction. A small stone-built feature was also identified within the field, which was excavated. It initially appeared to be a well. Upon excavation it was proven to be non-archaeological. The field system was surveyed and the ‘standing-stone’ was identified as a glacial erratic. No further work is proposed at the site.
Work was commissioned by the Galway County Council National Roads Design Office and sponsored by the National Roads Authority. RPS-MCOS Ltd acted as principal consultants for the scheme.
