2006:753 - BALLYMABILLA, Galway

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Galway Site name: BALLYMABILLA

Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: A024/3.21, E2518

Author: Aisling Collins, CRDS Ltd, Unit 4, Dundrum Business Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 571005m, N 725768m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.281446, -8.434787

Assessment on the route of the proposed N6 Galway to Ballinasloe road scheme involved targeted test excavation of selected areas lying within the proposed road-take. Work was commissioned by Galway County Council and the National Roads Design Office and sponsored by the National Roads Authority.
Testing in Ballymabilla involved mechanical excavation of test-trenches. Centreline and offset test-trenches were excavated with the area investigated amounting to 1970m2. Test excavation across the site uncovered furrows related to modern agricultural activity. A series of circular to subcircular patches of dark soil were revealed, which, upon investigation, were found to represent patches of decayed stone surviving within the sockets of the former stones. Testing did not identify features of archaeological significance within this area of the proposed road-take.