2009:791 - LOUGHNEAS, Tyrone

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Tyrone Site name: LOUGHNEAS

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/09/197

Author: Audrey Gahan, Gahan & Long Ltd, 7–9 Castlereagh Street, Belfast, BT5 4NE.

Site type: Road

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 658532m, N 873120m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.602956, -7.094099

It is proposed to develop a sand and gravel quarry at Loughneas, Co. Tyrone. Prior to construction commencing, monitoring of topsoil removal was conducted. A substantial linear feature c. 3m wide extended east–west for c. 50m. This feature is present on the first-edition OS map as a road. Aside from this, there was nothing of archaeological significance.