County: Mayo Site name: Ballina–Crossmolina
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 07E0796
Author: Terry Connell, Archaeological Consultancy Services, Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 524854m, N 818888m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.113560, -9.149290
Monitoring of trenching associated with the installation of a gas pipeline by Bord Gáis Éireann was carried out from and including the town of Ballina to the south-western outskirts of the town of Crossmolina from August 2007 (Excavations 2007, No. 1214) and is ongoing. The pipeline extends through the townlands of Rahans, Commons, Ballina, Abbeyhalfquarter, Ardoughan, Laghtadawannagh, Gorteen, Coolcran, Cloonglasney, Knockanillaun, Ballymanagh, Fairgreen, Knockadangan, Garraunard and Gortnalyer. The pipeline is located within the zones of archaeological potential associated with several monuments. The trench ranges from 0.45–0.95m in width and has a maximum depth of 1.2m. All works to date were carried out along public roads within previously disturbed areas. Trench fills included sands and gravels and other construction fills. Undisturbed subsoil was also occasionally encountered. No archaeological features were exposed during monitoring of this section of pipeline.
