Eachtra Journal

Eachtra Journal Issue 8 [ISSN 2009-2237] Archaeological Excavation Report E3907 - Moyveela 3, Co. Galway Clachán EACHTRA Archaeological Projects Final Archaeological Excavation Report Moyveela 3 Co. Galway Clachán Date: October 2010 Client: Galway County Council and National Roads Authority Project: N18 Oranmore to Gort E No: E3907 Excavation Director: Linda Hegarty Written by: Finn Delaney, Linda Hegarty & Allison McQueen Final Archaeological Excavation Report Moyveela 3 Co. Galway Excavation Director Linda Hegarty Written By Finn Delaney, Linda Hegarty & Allison McQueen EACHTRA Archaeological Projects CORK GALWAY The Forge, Innishannon, Co. Cork Unit 10, Kilkerrin Park, Liosbain Industrial Estate, Galway tel: 021 4701616 | web: www.eachtra.ie | email: [email protected] tel: 091 763673 | web: www.eachtra.ie | email: [email protected] © Eachtra Archaeological Projects 2010 The Forge, Innishannon, Co Cork Printed in Ireland Table of Contents Summary�� v Acknowledgements��vi 1 Introduction �� 1 2 Background to the scheme �� 1 3 Topography geology hydrology �� 1 4 Methodology – research �� 5 5 Historical background �� 8 6 Cartographic Analysis �� 15 7 Site description ��20 8 Methodology - excavation ��20 9 Excavation results �� 21 9�1 Building1��22 9�2 Building2��26 9�3 Building3��29 9�4 Building4��32 9�5 Building5��33 9�6 Entranceavenue��36 9�7 Wallfragment��36 9�8 Fieldboundary��36 10 Charred plant remains ��36 11 Animal bone ��37 12 Human bone ��37 13 Finds ��37 14 Building analysis ��40 14�1TheClachanatMoyveela�� 40 14�2Datingevidence��43 15 Conclusion ��45 16 References ��46 Appendix 1 Context register ��48 Appendix 2 Stratigraphic matrix ��49 Appendix 3 Groups and subgroups ��50 i Appendix 4 Plant remains ��62 Appendix 5 Animal bone ��65 Appendix 6 Human bones ��67 Appendix 7 Stone artefacts ��71 Appendix 8 Quern stone �� 76 Appendix 9 Metal finds catalogue ��77 Appendix 10 Clay pipe catalogue ��81 Appendix 11 Pottery catalogue ��82 Appendix 12 Glass catalogue ��86 ii List of Figures Figure 1: Discovery series Ordnance Survey map showing the route of the new N18 Oranmore to Gort road and the location of all the excavation sites� The excavation site at Moyveela 3 is highlighted� �� 2 Figure 2: Plan of the entire building group produced from a digital survey of the area� �� 3 Figure 3: The route of the new N18 Oranmore to Gort road overlaid on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (Sheet GA096)� The excavation site at Moyveela 3 is also highlighted� �� 4 Figure 4: Griffith valuation map which is an annotated version of the Ordnance Survey first edition map� ��14 Figure 5: Extract from Taylor and Skinner’s 1783 road map showing the estate house owned by Vandelure Esq��17 Figure 6: The route of the new N18 Oranmore to Gort road overlaid on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map (Sheet GA096)� The excavation site at Moyveela 3 is also highlighted� ��18 Figure 7: The route of the new N18 Oranmore to Gort road overlaid on the Record of Monuments and Places map which is based on second edition Ordnance Survey map (Sheet GA096)� ��19 Figure 8: Overall plan of the excavated areas at Moyveela showing the five main buildings and associated features� ��23 Figure 9: Post-excavation plan of building 1� ��25 Figure 10: Post-excavation plan of buildings 2 and 5� ��28 Figure 11: Post-excavation plan of buildings 3 and 4� ��30 List of Plates Plate 1: General view of the excavation site looking south through the trees� ��20 Plate 2: Looking south-east across the larger of the two excavation areas� ��21 Plate 3: Looking south-west across building 1� ��22 Plate 4: Looking east across building 1� ��24

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