2016:740 - Cranny, Drumnakilly Road (Rathview), Omagh, Tyrone

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Tyrone Site name: Cranny, Drumnakilly Road (Rathview), Omagh

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/15/214

Author: Chris Lynn, Gahan & Long Ltd

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 647326m, N 872363m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.597330, -7.267632

An archaeological evaluation was conducted prior to the proposed construction of a new healthcare facility on lands located at Cranny, Drumnakilly Road, Omagh.
A total of 11 trenches were excavated using a back-acting machine fitted with a toothless bucket. All trenches measured 2m wide. A single fill was removed which consisted of dark brown sandy clay and had a maximum depth of 0.4m. This directly overlay naturally occurring subsoil which consisted of bands of compact light brown clay interspersed with some inclusions of degraded stone.
No archaeological deposits were identified during monitoring.

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