County: Antrim Site name: Main Street/Manse Road, Ballycarry
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/08/051
Author: Christina O’Regan, Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 638 Springfield Road, Belfast, BT12 7DY.
Site type: Early medieval
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 744570m, N 893771m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.771083, -5.753051
Test-trenching, in advance of planning permission for a private housing development, revealed the presence of spreads possibly reflective of Early Christian archaeology. Sherds of souterrain ware and green-glazed earthenware were recovered from the surface of a dark-brown spread. The site is located close to the projected location of a medieval church and these spreads are possibly associated. Archaeological investigation has been put on hold at this site.
