County: Antrim Site name: CASTLE UPTON, Templepatrick
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/02/43
Author: Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 723025m, N 886193m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.708770, -6.090893
Castle Upton is an area rich in archaeological heritage. Excavations carried out before the construction of the Hilton Hotel and associated golf-course revealed the remains of an extensive Bronze Age landscape. In addition, the proposed development bordered a possible prehistoric burial mound (SMR 51:58). Monitoring of the various stages of the development works was carried out over a number of months in 2002. However, nothing of archaeological significance was noted.
Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30–50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ
