County: Antrim Site name: Ballylumford (Ferris Point)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/14/110E
Author: Martin McGonigle
Site type: Mesolithic/Neolithic occupation
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 741982m, N 902427m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.849529, -5.789009
Testing was undertaken between 30 July – 1 August 2014 at Ferris Point in the townland of Ballylumford, Island Magee, Co. Antrim.
Six 2m-wide test trenches, totalling 500m² were excavated by a 360° track machine to evaluate the site. A small number of linear and sub-circular features of archaeological potential were identified. None of these features proved to be of archaeological significance. A total of 84 flint artefacts (blades, scrapers and flakes) were recovered from the six test trenches, all from the topsoil and some having been recovered during sieving of the topsoil.
John Cronin & Associates, 28 Upper Main St, Buncrana, Co. Donegal.
