County: Derry Site name: NEW BUILDINGS: Duncastle Road
Sites and Monuments Record No.: LDY022:026 Licence number: AE/05/90
Author: Joseph Kovacik, ADS Ltd.
Site type: Habitation site
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 641122m, N 911738m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.951622, -7.358046
A number of archaeological features were investigated during the Phase I works at Duncastle Road. For the most part the features consisted of curvilinear gullies or ditches, small pits, possible hearths and a series of probable windbreaks. The archaeological activity appeared to increase with proximity to a mound that is situated in the western area of the development site. In the absence of 14C dates and further analysis, excavations here suggest that the site was subject to sporadic human activity, probably of a temporary nature—as evidenced by the possible windbreaks. Given the archaeological ambience of the area and the location of the mound, it is likely that this activity is prehistoric in date.
A second phase of archaeological works is to be undertaken at Duncastle Road in the near future.
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