County: Armagh Site name: Hamiltonsbawn
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/12/72E
Author: James McKee
Site type: 17th-century pottery
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 694690m, N 844679m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.342001, -6.543748
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on 20 June 2012 at the site of a proposed development. The evaluation was requested by NIEA: HMU as the site was located within the early 17th-century plantation settlement of Hamiltonsbawn (Drumorgan) and c. 100m south-west of a rath [ARM013-026]. A total of eight trial trenches were mechanically excavated across the site which was characterised by topsoil and modern debris up to 0.8m overlying subsoil. No archaeological features were found but seven sherds of 17th-century sgraffito ware were recovered from topsoil.
Otra Archaeology, 109 Milltown Road, Tullymore Otra, Benburb, Co. Armagh, BT71 7LZ
