County: Galway Site name: Abbeytown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: GA042–001 Licence number: 06E0785
Author: Declan Moore, Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd (Moore Group), Corporate House, Ballybrit Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway.
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 529291m, N 750807m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.502507, -9.065821
Testing was carried out at Abbeytown, Co. Galway, in October 2006. The project involves the laying of water mains in the vicinity of Tuam, Headford and Athenry. The majority of the scheme will be routed along existing roads (and streets in Tuam and Athenry). This entry is in relation to the existing roadway to the east of Abbeytown enclosure, church, graveyard and field system. In all cases the excavations were carried out by machine. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted in the trial-trenches.
