County: Mayo Site name: Ballinvilla
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 08E0464
Author: Leo Morahan, Roscrea, Moyard, Co. Galway.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 530005m, N 758506m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.571780, -9.056780
Construction work commenced on a proposed housing development at Ballinvilla, Irishtown, which is in the vicinity of a rath, before the condition relating to test-trenching had been fulfilled. Consequently an impact assessment was carried out which showed there was no evidence of archaeological features or contexts from the damaged area. A total of 21 test-trenches were excavated in the proposed Phase 1 and Phase 2 sectors of the overall site area. No archaeology was apparent from any trench with the boulder clay formed in general of grey gravel, faun-coloured or yellow daub or crushed natural limestone. A pit containing some sheep and cow bones was clearly modern and also contained loose pebbles, ash and plastic.
