County: Fermanagh Site name: Holy Trinity Church, Lisnaskea
Sites and Monuments Record No.: FER246–065 Licence number: AE/09/178
Author: David Kilner and Vincent McClorey, Archaeological Development Services Ltd, Unit 6, Old Channel Road, Belfast, BT3 9DE.
Site type: Urban
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 636204m, N 833638m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.250304, -7.444456
The site is located within the grounds of Holy Trinity Church, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh. The proposed refurbishments concern the adjustment of levels at the church entrance in order to provide disabled access, a single-storey boiler house and disabled-access WC to be built at the rear of the church. There are twelve recorded archaeological sites within a 1km radius of the proposed development. One of these, FER246–065, a Plantation period church, is located within the boundaries of the proposed development. A second site of interest is Castle Balfour (FER246–057), built in 1619 by Sir James Balfour. The remains of this site are located immediately adjacent to the proposed development to the north-west.
The area of the boiler house/disabled-access WC was monitored in November 2009 (Excavations 2009, No. 374). No archaeological deposits were uncovered.
The second area, located to the front of the church, was monitored on 22 and 30 June 2010. The adjustment of levels at the entrance to the church involved the construction of a ramp while the adjacent tarmac ground surface was to be raised and the driveway to the church widened to facilitate vehicle access. No finds or features of archaeological significance were encountered during monitoring.
