County: Antrim Site name: SAND ROAD, GALGORM
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/08/197
Author: Ciara MacManus, FarrimondMacManus Ltd (Belfast), East Belfast Enterprise, 308 Albertbridge Road, Belfast, BT5 4GX.
Site type: Prehistoric
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 707961m, N 902658m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.860092, -6.318407
An archaeological evaluation was carried out with regards to a proposed development at Sand Road, Galgorm, Co. Antrim. The evaluation consisted of the excavation of a series of test-trenches across the entire development site. Testing identified two areas of archaeological potential located within the southern and northern portions of the site in the form of subsoil-cut pits, with associated prehistoric pottery, and a large stone deposit, while also confirming the agricultural nature of the site with the identification of numerous plough furrows and field boundary ditches.
