County: Antrim Site name: DRUMAVOLEY PARK, Ballycastle
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ANT009:015 Licence number: AE/05/150
Author: Kara Ward, Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 712157m, N 940651m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.200361, -6.238171
Dún a Mallaght motte (SMR 9:1) and seven circular cropmarks (SMR 9:115) identified by aerial photography were located to the north-west of the site. An evaluation was required to assess the potential archaeological impact of construction of a dwelling on the site. Excavation of two test-trenches uncovered four post-holes. An area measuring 20m2 was opened to investigate these features, which were revealed to be of no archaeological significance. No finds, features or deposits of archaeological significance were uncovered.
School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN
