2012:508 - BOYLE: Abbeytown Road, Roscommon
County: Roscommon
Site name: BOYLE: Abbeytown Road
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: C509 ext.; E4402; R288
Author: Martin A. Timoney
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 580515m, N 802792m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.974042, -8.296999
Boyle Cistercian Abbey, founded in 1160, is situated at the north-east part of Boyle town and just above the Boyle River. The development involved the replacement of footpath on the east side of the Old Sligo Road by a similar one for about 12m. No archaeological knowledge was gained from the works on the footpath.