County: Mayo Site name: Abbeyquarter, Ballyhaunis
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 24E0614
Author: Derek Gallagher, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit Ltd
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 549813m, N 778901m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.757303, -8.761053
A total of 16 test trenches were excavated. Each trench measured 1.8m in width, and in total, 525m of linear trenches were excavated. A number of trenches were moved or shortened from the original proposed positions, and Trench 4 was not excavated due to overhead powerlines. The topsoil (C1) was a dark brown clayey silt and the natural subsoil was mainly a light orange sand. Modern deposition of construction rubbish was observed in Trenches 6 and 9. No archaeological features or deposits were observed or exposed within Trenches 1–16, therefore, the proposed development will have no impact on archaeological features. No further work is recommended.
Unit 21 Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth. A92 DH99.
