County: Antrim Site name: GRANGE OF MALLUSK
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 56:40 Licence number: —
Author: Norman Crothers, ADS
Site type: Souterrain
Period/Dating: Early Medieval (AD 400-AD 1099)
ITM: E 728524m, N 883294m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.681362, -6.006896
Housing development adjacent to a cemetery uncovered a souterrain which was investigated prior to conservation.
A low chamber, accessed by a creep, was found to have been deliberately infilled during the early medieval period. There were also several associated surface features, such as a curving gully and a band of cobbles. Finds include souterrain ware, everted-rim ware and lumps of slag. Excavation is still ongoing at time of writing.
Unit 5, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30–50 Distillery St., Belfast
