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A magnetic survey was commissioned by Jerry O’Sullivan of Galway National Roads Design Office (NRDO) as an extension of an earlier ArchaeoPhysica led survey in 2003 (GAL20031, DoEHLG licence 03R147). This earlier survey comprised 26 selected areas along the line of the proposed N6 from Galway to East Ballinasloe, including an area north of Aughrim village. Due to a combination of factors, only parts of this area could be surveyed at the time and this latest survey was an attempt to close some of the gaps in an area associated with the Battle of Aughrim and therefore of significant cultural interest. The area passes close to the modern village and crosses an existing road leading northwards from the village and associated with the route taken by Luttrell and the Jacobite cavalry in retreat, Luttrell’s Pass (RMP GA87: 054). The chainages for the ends of the area are 44800m and 50500m; note that these are the measurements in current use and differ from those of the 2003 survey. An area some 600m long was surveyed although coverage of the westernmost 100m was patchy due to tall and dense vegetation. A further area 250m long further west again was not surveyed for the same reasons as the previous survey, namely the presence of numerous horses, steel buildings and low overhead cables. This survey was prompted by concerns for the survival of elements of the battle in particular though it was primarily a continuation of the earlier survey and hence the detection of all magnetically apparent archaeological features took precedence Primary Archive held by Galway NRDO. Secondary Archive held by ArchaeoPhysica.