County: Galway Site name: Barrettspark
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 07E0960
Author: Fiona Rooney, Arch Consultancy Ltd, Ballydavid South, Athenry, Co. Galway.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 542520m, N 728819m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.306536, -8.862437
An assessment of the proposed development recommended pre-development testing in one area of possible archaeological significance and monitoring of topsoil-stripping throughout the remainder of the development site. The proposed development consisted of 13.5ha of land at Barrettspark, Cashla, Co. Galway, to facilitate a stone quarry. Monitoring undertaken in August 2007 revealed no features of archaeological significance. Pre-development testing was concentrated in one area in the south-west of the development, where a possible linear bank was noted. Four trenches excavated through this area revealed that the bank was natural in origin and consisted of a natural ledge surrounded by gravel and outcropping bedrock. No archaeological layers or features were uncovered in the course of the testing.
