2005:316 - BALLYMACOOL, Donegal

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Donegal Site name: BALLYMACOOL

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E1044

Author: Billy Quinn, Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd.

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 615703m, N 911071m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.947077, -7.754890

Monitoring was carried out at Ballymacool, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, between 29 November and 21 December 2005. This monitoring programme is a component of the larger overall scheme to construct 571 residential units, with an 8.09ha park, a crèche, a health centre, three commercial units, site reservation for a future school, associated site and infrastructural works. This monitoring phase was concerned with the realignment of the current R250 Letterkenny–Glenties road. The development lands contain a number of monuments and consequently was considered to be of high archaeological potential. Monitoring of topsoil-stripping was undertaken throughout the entire realignment of the roadway. No archaeological material was noted.

Corporate House, Ballybrit Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway