2020:537 - Bellass, Foxford, Mayo

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Mayo Site name: Bellass, Foxford

Sites and Monuments Record No.: MA060-034 MA060035001 Licence number: 18E0612

Author: Patrick Walsh

Site type: Urban

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 526980m, N 804290m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.982711, -9.113282

Monitoring was carried out at this site. A detection licence (No. 18R0207) was also obtained for the use of a metal detector to enhance the recovery of metal finds. One possible archaeological feature, a pit containing metalworking waste (slag), was encountered and excavated while monitoring the groundworks associated with this scheme.
All on-site archaeological works relating to the scheme have been carried out and no further on-site archaeological mitigation is required.

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