County: Roscommon Site name: KEELBANADA, BALLINBHUILL AND TEEVNACREEVA
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 10E0307
Author: David Bayley
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 565124m, N 794362m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.897322, -8.529965
Additional testing was undertaken in June 2011 on behalf of Roscommon County Council and the National Roads Authority in advance of the proposed N5 Ballaghaderreen Bypass at the townlands of Keelbanada, Ballinbhuill and Teevnacreeva.
This testing (Phase 3) followed two previous phases of testing. Phase 1 was undertaken in 2009 by Nial O’Neil and Tara Doyle of Headland Archaeology (Excavations 2009, no. 699, 09E0475 [Areas A–F], and no. 688, 09E0476 [Areas G–P]). Phase 2 was undertaken in July and August 2010 by Tom Janes, James Kyle and the writer (Excavations 2010, no. 577, 10E0298 [Areas 14], no. 563, 10E0299 [Areas 57], and no. 584, 10E0307 [Areas 813]), all of IAC Ltd.
A total of 3,081 linear metres were excavated within the three areas. Nothing of archaeological significance was identified.
Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120b Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
