County: Galway Site name: SAWPIT LANE, TUAM
Sites and Monuments Record No.: GA029-199 Licence number: 10E0117
Author: Finn Delaney
Site type: Monastic town
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 543376m, N 751938m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.514364, -8.853754
The Tuam Town Water Supply Scheme proposes the construction of new trunk water mains, a new reservoir at Slievedarragh and a new water distribution mains system for the town of Tuam, Co. Galway. Eachtra Archaeological Projects have been appointed archaeological consultants for the project and monitoring of the excavations within the Zone of Archaeological Potential surrounding Tuam is ongoing.
The programme of works within the Zone of Archaeological Potential is due to be completed in early 2012 and a full report on all the findings of the monitoring programme is in preparation.
Post-excavation work on the burials excavated in Sawpit Lane (Excavations 2010, no. 367) has also been completed and a final report on the excavation is in preparation.
Eachtra Archaeological Projects—Galway, 124 Caireal Mor, Headford Road, Galway
