County: Galway Site name: Drumminacloghaun/Ballyhugh/ Ballysheedy/Ballyboy/Derry/Lurga/ Monreagh/Derrygarriff/Caheraphuca/ Crusheen/Bearnafunshin/Curraderra/ Cragard
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 07E0457
Author: Ed Lyne, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120B Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 543845m, N 701414m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.060410, -8.837737
Investigations took place along the route of the proposed N18 Gort to Crusheen road scheme. For the purpose of the testing programme the route was divided into three sections. Section 1 was tested by Dave Bayley (07E0456, see No. 626 below) and Section 3 by James Kyle (07E0489, see No. 589 above). The areas tested represented areas which were not known or were suspected to contain sites of archaeological interest and also previously identified geophysical anomalies. Test-trenching of Section 2 commenced on 28 May 2007 and was completed in June 2007. The testing methodology generally consisted of mechanically excavating a 2m-wide test-trench along the centre-line, with offsets staggered on alternate sides of it every 20–25m. A total of fifteen sites were identified in the area.
Drumminacloghaun 1, burnt mound (see No. 611 below)
Drumminacloghaun 2, charcoal clamp/isolated pit
Drumminacloghaun 3, charcoal clamp/isolated pit
Monreagh 3, two possible pits
Caheraphuca 1, burnt spread and pits
Caheraphuca 2, bowl furnace
Caheraphuca 3, burnt spread
Caheraphuca 4, burnt mound
Caheraphuca 5, burnt spread
Caheraphuca 6, burnt mound
Caheraphuca 7, burnt spread
Caheraphuca 8, burnt mound
Caheraphuca 9, burnt spread
Caheraphuca 10, burnt spread
Caheraphuca 11, burnt spread
