2005:010 - DRUMAVOLEY PARK, BALLYCASTLE, Antrim

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Antrim Site name: DRUMAVOLEY PARK, BALLYCASTLE

Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 9:115 Licence number: AE/05/150

Author: Kara Ward, Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

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.