County: Donegal Site name: DRUMBARITY
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 97:1 and 97:2 (vicinity of) Licence number: 00E0177
Author: Declan Moore
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 570757m, N 877396m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.643914, -8.453029
Testing was conducted on the site of the proposed development of a detached dwelling-house, septic tank and driveway in the townland of Drumbarity, Co. Donegal, approximately 1km north-west of Killybegs. The proposed development involved the excavation of a 4m-wide strip for the construction of a driveway and further excavations for the dwelling-house foundation and septic tank.
Testing was carried out on 15 April 2000. Using a wide, toothless trenching bucket, five test-trenches were excavated. The bedrock and natural, brown/ grey, gravelly subsoil were sealed by a series of deposits of sandy silts, gravels and clays. These strata in turn underlay sod and topsoil. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted.
9 Clareden Drive, Donegal
