2026:218 - Uisce Éireann’s Water Network Programme: Glencolmcille, Donegal
County: Donegal
Site name: Uisce Éireann’s Water Network Programme: Glencolmcille
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DG080-014001 and DG080-014002
Licence number: 25E1163
Author: Patrick Walsh
Author/Organisation Address: Fahy’s Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare. V15 C780
Site type: Urban; no archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 553523m, N 884741m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.708608, -8.721190
Archaeological monitoring of groundworks was undertaken for Uisce Éireann’s Water Network Programme in Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal. The scheme involved the rehabilitation of c.306m of water main. The monitoring followed a high-level Cultural Heritage Screening Assessment (CHSA) undertaken for the scheme by Archaeological Management Solutions (AMS). The CHSA found that the scheme would directly impact the RMP constraints area and SMR Zone of Notification (ZoN) for two Recorded Monuments: cairn (DG080-014001-) and cross-slab (DG080-014002-).
Two undesignated archaeological heritage assets were also identified in proximity to the scheme, comprising one townland boundary and one townland boundary/watercourse. Additionally, one area of archaeological potential was identified in proximity to the scheme.
The archaeological monitoring of two sections of a continuous open-cut trench totalling c.145m was carried out between 24 November and 5 December 2025.
No potential archaeological objects, features or deposits were found during the monitoring of the scheme route. The only feature revealed was a stone-lined culvert of no archaeological significance.