2014:540 - NEWTOWNARDS: Dairy Hall Playing Fields, Down
County: Down
Site name: NEWTOWNARDS: Dairy Hall Playing Fields
Sites and Monuments Record No.: Newtownards AAP
Licence number: AE/14/140E
Author: Norman Crothers, Gahan & Long
Author/Organisation Address: 7-9 Castlereagh Street, Belfast BT5 4NE
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 748632m, N 873768m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.590314, -5.700151
An archaeological evaluation was commissioned by Ards Borough Council ahead of the proposed construction of a new multi-purpose sports and leisure facility located at Dairy Hall, Newtownards. The area of development is located within the area of archaeological and historical interest for Newtownards.
A series of 15 trenches were excavated across the proposed development area.
No archaeological deposits were identified during monitoring.