2006:485 - BANGOR: Springhill Shopping Centre, 1 Kileen Avenue, Carnlea, Down
County: Down
Site name: BANGOR: Springhill Shopping Centre, 1 Kileen Avenue, Carnlea
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DOW002–001
Licence number: AE/06/285
Author: Lynsey Hume and Deirdre Malone, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: 30–50 Distillery Street, Belfast, BT12 5BJ
Site type: Ringfort - rath
Period/Dating: Early Medieval (AD 400-AD 1099)
ITM: E 748549m, N 880914m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.654495, -5.697814
Initial archaeological evaluation of the central area of this site has revealed a curvilinear ditch, 1.5m wide, 0.7m deep. Initial thoughts are that this ditch is associated with a known rath, DOW002–001, of which there had been no visible remains. Only the southern area of the rath is thought to survive, the remainder continuing under a modern shopping centre. Further archaeological excavation will confirm this.