County: Galway Site name: RAHEEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 11E0210
Author: James B. O’Hara
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 549681m, N 728142m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.301181, -8.754904
Monitoring of groundworks associated with the construction of a proposed medical centre was undertaken at Raheen, Athenry, between 11 and 21 October 2011.
Prior to the current development, the site had suffered extensive disturbance. The surface deposit consisted of a layer of construction debris 1.2–1.7m deep. Beneath this deposit the original topsoil layer was only partially extant, indicating that a substantial portion of the site had previously been stripped. The subsoil consisted of orangish brown sandy clay with small to medium-sized stones. No features, finds or deposits of archaeological significance were noted.
Further monitoring at the site is scheduled to take place in 2012.
Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd, Unit 1, Wallingstown Business Park, Little Island, Cork
