1995:004 - GRANGE OF MALLUSK, Antrim

NMI Burial Excavation Records

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.

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