County: Antrim Site name: MARKSTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 32:40, 41 Licence number: AE/01/17
Author: Cormac McSparron, Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: Settlement platform
Period/Dating: Medieval (AD 400-AD 1600)
ITM: E 706048m, N 905969m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.890239, -6.346966
Two souterrains had been discovered in the late 19th century on the development site (SMR 32:40 and 32:41) at Markstown, Cullybackey. These were not uncovered during the present work, but the remnants of an Early Christian house platform were found, along with souterrain ware and a piece of E-ware.
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