County: Mayo Site name: Castlebar
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 07E0795
Author: Terry Connell, Archaeological Consultancy Services, Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 515267m, N 790273m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.855001, -9.287926
Monitoring was conducted in the town of Castlebar, Co. Mayo and its environs between July 2007 and May 2008. The proposed development (gas pipeline) was located within the zone of archaeological potential associated with MA078–003 (town), MA078–005 (enclosure), MA078–027 (crannog), MA078–063 (earthwork), MA070–177 (enclosure) and MA070–179 (enclosure). A single trench was dug to lay the pipe; it was 0.45–0.65m in width, 1–1.2m in depth and it was dug exclusively on public roads or on the verge at the side of the roads. No archaeological features were uncovered during these works.
