County: Antrim Site name: CARRICKFERGUS
Sites and Monuments Record No.: J414875 Licence number: —
Author: R. Ó Baoill, c/o Environment Service: Historic Monuments and Buildings
Site type: Town defences
Period/Dating: Late Medieval (AD 1100-AD 1599)
ITM: E 741311m, N 887537m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.716035, -5.806695
Four trenches were opened up off Lancasterian St. in Carrickfergus, in advance of urban development; a total area of 308m2 was investigated.
The 16th-century defensive ditch, 4.7m wide and 1.5m deep, was uncovered, running east-west, and was found to contain pottery, leather, tiles, cloth, iron blades and part of a human skull.
DoE(NI), 5-33 Hill St., Belfast BT1 2LA
