County: Galway Site name: No. 5 Newtownsmith, Townparks, Galway
Sites and Monuments Record No.: GA094-100---- Licence number: 22E0181
Author: Martin Fitzpatrick
Site type: Urban
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 529704m, N 725409m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.274347, -9.053948
Archaeological monitoring was undertaken over a period of 5 days between 26 March and 5 April 2022 at No. 5 Newtownsmith, in the townland of Townparks, in Galway City. The work was undertaken at a site within the Zone of Notification surrounding the Historic Town GA094-100----. A 19th-century fireplace was recorded at first floor level in the existing structure and will be re-used in the new building. Following demolition, three linear trenches were excavated east-west through the site. The stratigraphy in all three trenches was similar and consisted of a mixed grey sandy clay with frequent stone inclusions and rubble that extended for the length of the trench and was 0.6-1m deep. This overlay a dark brown/black silty clay 0.3m deep which overlay a dark brown/black peaty clay with occasional shell inclusions which overlay a loose gravel. All three trenches were excavated to a depth of 1.8-2m. No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were encountered in any of the trenches excavated.
Old Church Street, Athenry, Co. Galway
