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2022:853 - ROEVEHAGH, Galway

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Galway

Site name: ROEVEHAGH

Sites and Monuments Record No.: GA095-141

Licence number: 22E0286 22R0125

Author: Fiona Rooney, c/o Through Time Ltd.

Author/Organisation Address: Old Church Street, Athenry, Co. Galway

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 544390m, N 719568m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.223601, -8.832770

The archaeological excavation of four test trenches was mechanically excavated. The trenches were excavated in spits and the material spread out. No features and/or finds of archaeological significance were encountered during the course of the testing. A metal detection device was utilised to further facilitate the detection of any metal artefacts.

Archaeological monitoring of excavations was carried out  from 4–8 November, 2022 . No features and/or finds of archaeological significance were revealed.

Editor’s note: this report was formerly labelled “Adjacent to megalithic tomb”. 


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