2005:311 - CARNTOGHER MOUNTAIN, TIRKANE, Derry

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Derry Site name: CARNTOGHER MOUNTAIN, TIRKANE

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/05/093

Author: Paul McCooey, Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, Farset Enterprise Park, 638 Springfield Road, Belfast, BT12 7DY.

Site type: Depressions

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 680434m, N 905089m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.887113, -6.746353

A small-scale research excavation took place to determine if small depressions that had been noted were man-made. The work was undertaken as part of a community project between 5 and 7 August 2005. Two trenches were opened, but not enough was uncovered to come to a definite conclusion.