2010:191 - Ramelton, Donegal

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Donegal Site name: Ramelton

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

Author: Dermot Nelis, 36 Fingal Street, Dublin 8.

Site type: No archaeological significance

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 622487m, N 921116m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.037066, -7.648219

Monitoring lasted two days and was carried out at 15 The Mall, Ramelton, Co. Donegal. The development consists of the demolition of an annexe and the construction of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. Development will also involve the demolition of a rear store and construction of a new domestic store and all associated site works. The development site is located within the archaeological constraint established around Ramelton (DG046–005).
The 35m north–south x 6m site was topsoil-stripped to the level of geologically deposited strata. An area measuring 10m north–south x 6m, located immediately south of a 19th/20th-century house, revealed made ground sealing geologically deposited strata.
A series of modern features were recorded at the southern end of the development area, immediately south of a small shed which was demolished as part of the development. Four modern pits were recorded; two were directly related to separate modern construction phases while the other two features contained modern pottery. No additional features or artifacts were revealed as a result of monitoring.