County: Derry Site name: BALLYNAGALLIAGH: Galliagh Road Upper
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/06/50
Author: Jo Kovacik and Warren Bailie, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 642942m, N 921486m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.039043, -7.328181
Monitoring of this site of proposed development revealed features of possible archaeological significance, which were subsequently investigated. A total of 313 contexts were recorded on the site. There were a number of isolated features, which could be securely dated as post-medieval. These included a red-brick well and a nearby 19th-century house foundation. The remaining excavation area included features of possible prehistoric date. Among these were three pits with evidence of burning and a more elaborate hearth with stone surround. There were also two substantial charcoal-rich pits, one of which was enveloped by the remains of a possible lightweight structure. A number of clusters of pits, some intercutting, were observed elsewhere on site, all of possible prehistoric date. One isolated scatter of possible worked flints was also found.
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