County: Mayo Site name: Castlebar-Kiltimagh Road, Newpark, Swinford
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 24E1083
Author: András Hindli
Site type: Testing
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 537339m, N 799422m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.940333, -8.954372
A programme of archaeological testing consisting of the excavation of 6 linear trenches across the site was carried out during the course of one day within lands at Newpark/Swinford townland, Castlebar Road/Kiltimagh Road.
The archaeological evaluation of the site was obstructed by ground conditions and the depth of the trenches. Excavation revealed over 3m of peat beneath a layer of artificial ground, rendering full excavation both unsafe and unfeasible. As a precaution, small segments of the proposed trenches were excavated in the event that favorable ground conditions allowed for archaeological assessment. However, none of the proposed trenches could be fully excavated, ultimately limiting the scope of the archaeological evaluation of the site. Archaeological monitoring during construction phase was recommended as an alternative.
No archaeological features or artefacts were identified within the excavated segments.
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