2013:600 - CLARE: 50 Corlust Road, Ballyargan, Tandragee, Armagh
County: Armagh
Site name: CLARE: 50 Corlust Road, Ballyargan, Tandragee
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ARM 018:018
Licence number: AE/13/21
Author: Chris Long, Gahan & Long Ltd
Author/Organisation Address: 7-9 Castlereagh Street, Belfast BT5 4NE
Site type: Habitation site
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 702762m, N 841087m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.308182, -6.420890
An archaeological evaluation was carried out prior to the proposed construction of a single dwelling at 50 Corlust Road, Clare, Co Armagh. The proposed dwelling is beside ARM 018:018, identified as a platform rath.
A series of three parallel test trenches, orientated north-west/south-east, were excavated using a back-acting machine fitted with a toothless bucket. The trenches varied in length with Test trench 1 being the longest at 23m. Trenches 2 and 3 were shorter at 6m and 10m respectively. Test trench 2 was slightly shorter than originally planned due to an electricity cable being present between the garage and cottage.
Aside from the remnants of a cobbled surface, no further archaeological remains were uncovered within the trenches.