2013:591 - NEWCASTLE: Phase 1, 87e Bryansford Road, Tollymore, Down
County: Down
Site name: NEWCASTLE: Phase 1, 87e Bryansford Road, Tollymore
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DOW 049: 007
Licence number: AE/13/79
Author: Stuart Reilly, Gahan and Long Ltd
Author/Organisation Address: 7-9 Castlereagh Street, Belfast BT5 4NE
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 736667m, N 832033m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.218938, -5.904355
An archaeological evaluation was carried out prior to the proposed demolition of a residential property and the construction of 8 apartments at 87E Bryansford Road, Newcastle. The proposed development site is located adjacent to DOW 049: 007, identified on the SMR as an Early Christian rath and known as Cillian’s Fort.
This phase of the development consisted of the insertion of a foundation within the site. Monitoring of a single foundation trench was conducted at the site. The test trench extended roughly east-west and was excavated using a back-acting machine fitted with a toothless bucket. The trench was excavated to its full depth of approximately 1.2m. Topsoil was removed to a depth of 0.3-0.4m and directly overlay naturally occurring subsoil.
No evidence of archaeological deposits was identified during the course of this evaluation.