County: Antrim Site name: Pennybridge Industrial Estate, Ballycreggy
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/10/79
Author: Ciara MacManus, Farrimond MacManus, East Belfast Enterprise, 308 Albertbridge Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT5 4GX.
Site type: Monitoring
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 711476m, N 901789m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.851519, -6.264017
Monitored topsoil-stripping was carried out at the site of a proposed lorry park extension at a dairy processing facility at Pennybridge Industrial Estate, Ballymena. The monitoring works followed on from a previous evaluation works at the site (Excavations 2009, No. 11, AE/09/081) which identified an area of potential prehistoric occupation within the southern portion of the development boundary. Topsoil-stripping within the area of archaeological activity confirmed the existence of prehistoric occupation in the form of subsoil-cut pits and post-holes. As proposed development plans indicated that ground works would not extend beyond topsoil removal, Farrimond MacManus Ltd, in consultation with NIEA: HMU, agreed to follow a policy of in situ preservation of archaeological remains in accordance with planning policy guidelines.
