County: Tyrone Site name: Roughan, area 41
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/08/104
Author: Kara Ward, for ADS Ltd, Unit 6, 21 Old Channel Road, Belfast, BT3 9DE.
Site type: Burnt mound, troughs and modern features
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 580972m, N 831183m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.229170, -8.291818
Area 41 was located at Chainage 1800–1900. Measuring c. 100m by 40m, it was investigated as part of the proposed corridor improvements of the line of the A4 between Dungannon and Ballygawley where 15km of new road will be constructed. Area 41 lies in an archaeologically sensitive landscape, with five raths and four enclosures in the vicinity.
Monitoring of topsoil-stripping identified a number of possible archaeological deposits and a number of modern features. Archaeological features included two troughs and a small burnt mound. A large number of deposits investigated were simply remnants of the overlying peat. Modern features included a large field boundary/drainage ditch, six field drains and two plough furrows.
