County: Donegal Site name: BALLYSHANNON SEWERAGE SCHEME
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DG107–053(02) Licence number: 07E0620
Author: Giles Dawkes, Archaeological Development Services Ltd, 47 John Street, Sligo.
Site type: Urban, post-medieval
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 587561m, N 861634m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.502988, -8.192042
The Ballyshannon sewerage scheme involved the monitoring of a series of machine-excavated trenches in areas identified as having archaeological potential in and around Ballyshannon.
Numerous large masonry walls, built directly on the bedrock and surviving to a height of 1.4m, were recorded on the north side of the river immediately east of the bridge. These walls appear to relate to a large 18th-/19th-century British army barracks, possibly representing the parade ground and a large stabling area. The site was in use until the late 19th century, when it was demolished for use as a market-place. In addition, a well-faced stonemasonry block, possibly a doorjamb, was recovered from topsoil while monitoring trenches adjacent to the medieval Abbey Assaroe.
