2024:833 - Dublin Road & Clarke Street, Knockaunglass, Athenry, Galway
County: Galway
Site name: Dublin Road & Clarke Street, Knockaunglass, Athenry
Sites and Monuments Record No.: GA084-001
Licence number: 24E0433
Author: Martin E. Byrne
Author/Organisation Address: Byrne Mullins & Associates, 7 Cnoc na Greine Square, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Site type: Historic Town
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 550481m, N 727639m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.296732, -8.742820
A programme of Archaeological Monitoring of the foundation pits/trenches associated with the erection of three replacement electricity supply poles was undertaken at Dublin Road and Clarke Street, Athenry, Co. Galway. All of the replacement poles were located within the RMP Zone/SMR Zone of Notification established with respect to Athenry (Historic Town; SMR No: GA084-001); the poles were not positioned in close proximity to any previously identified individual monuments or associated extents
Notification of the works was submitted to the National Monuments Service, as required under Section 12(3) of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, who recommended that all ground disturbance associated with the works be monitored by an archaeologist and under licence from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The surface dimensions of the trenches varied in size and terminated at depths of 1.6m (Steel Pole) or 1.9m (Timber Pole).
No subsurface features of archaeological interest or potential were uncovered by the excavations; likewise, no artefacts of archaeological or historical interest were recovered.