2018:546 - Athlone Flood Alleviation Scheme, Athlone (Athlone and Bigmeadow, Bellaugh, Canal and Banks, Golden Island (Kilmaine), Ranelagh townlands), Westmeath

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Westmeath Site name: Athlone Flood Alleviation Scheme, Athlone (Athlone and Bigmeadow, Bellaugh, Canal and Banks, Golden Island (Kilmaine), Ranelagh townlands)

Sites and Monuments Record No.: WM029-042 Licence number: 17E0516ext

Author: Graham Hull, TVAS (Ireland) Ltd

Site type: Late post-medieval urban

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 603915m, N 741345m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.422205, -7.941100

Monitoring of works has located 19th-century deposits including culverts and walls associated with the Shannon Navigation south of Athlone Castle on the west bank of the river. Works will continue in 2019. Note that monitoring of works in the vicinity of the castle (National Monument 520, WM-029042002) were undertaken under National Monuments Consent (C000857, E004955).

Ahish, Ballinruan, Crusheen, Co. Clare