County: Donegal Site name: LIFFORD
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03E1600
Author: Billy Quinn, Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 633046m, N 898454m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.832875, -7.485639
Testing was carried out at The Gateway Hotel, Lifford, Co. Donegal, on 29 September 2003. The proposed development involves the demolition of a function room and the development of a new structure at this location. The development is within the zone of archaeological potential for the historic town of Lifford, SMR 71:8.
Two trenches were excavated to an average depth of 1.7m by 2m in width. The stratigraphy exposed was uniform throughout, consisting of an upper surface layer of compact charcoal and mortar overlying a substantial layer of rubble fill with inclusions of red brick and ceramic pipe. Below this was a red-brown natural boulder clay with occasional boulders. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted in either trench.
Corporate House, Ballybrit Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway
