2016:736 - Crockdun Windfarm, Copney and Granagh, Tyrone

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Tyrone Site name: Crockdun Windfarm, Copney and Granagh

Sites and Monuments Record No.: TYR 027:029, TYR 036:023, TYR 036:028 and TYR 036:029 Licence number: AE/15/164

Author: Chris Long, Gahan & Long Ltd

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 660072m, N 876920m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.636915, -7.069477

An archaeological evaluation was carried out ahead of the proposed construction of a five-turbine wind farm at Crockdun, Co Tyrone. A number of recorded monuments were located within the perimeter of the proposed development site: TYR 027:029, TYR 036:023, TYR 036:028 and TYR 036:029.
Monitoring of all ground penetrating works was conducted for the proposed development. Ground reduction works were conducted using a back-acting machine fitted with a toothless bucket to the levels of naturally occurring subsoil or archaeological strata, whichever was highest.
NO archaeological deposits were identified during the course of the evaluation.

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