County: Donegal Site name: ARDPATTEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 103:57 Licence number: 02E1770
Author: Elizabeth Connolly
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 589353m, N 864859m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.532002, -8.164496
Test-trenching was carried out at the site of the proposed development of a dwelling-house, garage and septic tank on 30 November 2002. The site is close to the Twomile Stone archaeological complex, described by Davies (1942) as a ‘prehistoric community’. Monuments in the complex include a field system, associated cashels and hut sites, and a standing stone. The development site, at the south-eastern part of the constraint area related to the archaeological complex, did not appear to impinge directly or visually on any archaeological sites. Five test-trenches were excavated to undisturbed natural levels, at a maximum depth of 1.5m. Underlying sod and topsoil was yellow boulder clay and limestone bedrock.
Reference
Davies, O. 1942 The Twomile Stone: a prehistoric community in County Donegal. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 72, 98–105.
Glenbonniv, Feakle, Co. Clare
