2015:520 - Lands approximately 185m south-west 178 Staffordstown Road, Randalstown, Antrim

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Antrim Site name: Lands approximately 185m south-west 178 Staffordstown Road, Randalstown

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/15/218

Author: Chris Lynn, Gahan & Long Ltd

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 703873m, N 886886m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.719309, -6.387701

An archaeological evaluation was carried out ahead of the proposed construction of 2 Broiler Poultry Sheds on lands approximately 185m south-west of 178 Staffordstown Road, Randalstown.
A total of 6 test trenches were excavated using a back-acting machine fitted with a toothless bucket.
A single layer of topsoil was removed from the trenches with a depth of 0.3- 0.6m. This directly overlay naturally occurring subsoil which primarily consisted of a compact orange clay interspersed with bands of compacted gravels.
No archaeological deposits were identified during the course of the evaluation.

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