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2025:662 - Athenry, Galway

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Galway

Site name: Athenry

Sites and Monuments Record No.: GA084-001

Licence number: 25E0933

Author: Martin Fitzpatrick

Author/Organisation Address: Killeenaran, Ballinderreen, County Galway

Site type: within Historic town

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 550192m, N 727785m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.298017, -8.747178

Archaeological monitoring of ground disturbance associated with footpath upgrade works on McDonald’s Lane, Church Street and Clarke Street was completed between  13 October and 24 November 2025. A stone culvert was recorded on the north side of Clarke Street at a depth of 0.25m below the surface.  It runs roughly north-west/south-east along the north side of the road.  No finds of archaeological significance were encountered in the course of monitoring.


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