County: Mayo Site name: QUAY ROAD, KILLALA
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 09E0491
Author: Dermot Nelis, 36 Fingal Street, Dublin 8.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 520512m, N 830166m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.214227, -9.218659
The development is located within Killala village. It will involve the restoration of the existing Quay Cottages: refurbishment and rethatching of a tearoom, rebuilding three single-storey thatched street-front cottages, a two-storey extension to the existing Quay Cottages to include expansion of the existing biodynamic clinic and training centre, new spa, new reception and caf&; one new apartment within the existing Quay Cottages, five two-storey dwelling units each with two apartments; one two-storey dwelling-house and all necessary site-development works and landscaping. The area measures 0.412ha.
The excavation of four test-trenches located throughout the proposed development area failed to reveal any archaeological features or artefacts. In total 207m• of test-trenches were excavated within the site, giving a 5% sample of the development area.
