County: Donegal Site name: MAGHERAINTURE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 29:27 Licence number: 01E0447
Author: Declan Moore, Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 623487m, N 943263m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.235991, -7.630730
Testing was carried out at the site of the proposed development of 29 semi-detached dwelling-houses in the townland of Magherainture, Ballymacarry, Buncrana, Co. Donegal. A cashel is located at the south end of the proposed development.
Throughout the site, results of testing indicated a layer of topsoil and sod c. 0.4m deep. This consistently overlay a grey to yellow/brown sandy silt with frequent inclusions of large rocks and boulders.
Nothing of archaeological significance was observed during the course of testing.
200 Dún na Coiribe, Galway
