2003:0003 - BALLEYGALLEY: Cairncastle Road, Antrim
County: Antrim
Site name: BALLEYGALLEY: Cairncastle Road
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: AE/02/40
Author: Christopher J. Farrimond, ADS Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30–50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 737022m, N 907688m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.898152, -5.863685
The most recent phase of excavations at Ballygalley began in May 2002, in advance of a proposed housing development, and was completed in August 2003.
Excavation work undertaken since January 2003 has confirmed the findings summarised in Excavations 2002 (No. 4) and revealed a more extensive area of prehistoric activity. In general, the site consisted of numerous pits, gullies and post-holes filled with charcoal-flecked soils. A large quantity of flint (c. 65,000 struck pieces) and pottery (c. 7000 sherds) was recovered from these and the overlying occupation soil.