County: Antrim Site name: Ballylumford
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ANT041-030, 031 and 032 Licence number: AE/12/102
Author: Grace McAlister
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 742967m, N 901667m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.842425, -5.774059
Monitoring was carried out at the site of the proposed dwelling located off the Ballylumford Road, Ballylumford and Ballycronan More townlands, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim. The proposed development site was situated next to a prehistoric stone burial chamber known as the Druids Altar (ANT041-007). Monitoring was carried out on a site north of the monument prior to another development but nothing of archaeological significance was found. An area of 204m2 was mechanically excavated to accommodate the house and associated services. Nothing of archaeological significance was found.
Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University, Belfast, BT7 1NN
