County: Antrim Site name: Fisherman’s Cottages, Church Quarter, Rathlin Island
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: AE/07/224
Author: Chris Long, Gahan & Long Ltd, 7–9 Castlereagh Street, Belfast, BT5 4NE.
Site type: Human remains
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 714497m, N 951049m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.293193, -6.197219
It is proposed to construct six fishermen’s cottages on Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim. An archaeological evaluation of the site has been conducted. This revealed an archaeological layer concentrated beside the boundary with St Thomas’ Church of Ireland, which contained articulated and disarticulated human remains. It has been agreed that no construction will be conducted within this area. It is recommended that the full extent of the archaeological layer be established and subsequently fenced off for future protection.
