Assaroe Abbey

The saved account records: Many moulded fragments (DG107-044003-) of late 12th/early 13th century date are scattered throughout the cemetery and others including three capitals and one cusped piece of tracery were built into the graveyard wall when it was constructed in the 19th century at the instigation of Dr.

The saved account records: Numerous large masonry walls, built directly on the bedrock and surviving to a height of 1.4m, were recorded on the north side of the river immediately east of the bridge.

The saved account records: The Ballyshannon sewerage scheme involved the monitoring by Giles Dawkes of Archaeological Development Services Ltd under licence No. 07E0620 of a series of machine-excavated trenches in areas identified as having archaeological potential in and around Ballyshannon.

The saved account records: The S wall which acts as the graveyard (DG107-0044002-) boundary is 15.8m in length to the interior return of the W gable, represented by a few protruding bond stones.

Assaroe Abbey matters because material evidence was found or examined here, allowing the place to answer questions that its name alone cannot. The source records: The Ballyshannon sewerage scheme involved the monitoring by Giles Dawkes of Archaeological Development Services Ltd under licence No. 07E0620 of a series of machine-excavated trenches in areas identified as having archaeological potential in and around Ballyshannon. The examination or finds give physical evidence for date, use or human activity rather than leaving the account as guesswork.