County: Antrim Site name: Portrush (48 - 50 Main Street)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/17/119
Author: Christopher J. Farrimond, FarrimondMacManus Ltd (Derry)
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 685765m, N 940759m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.206606, -6.652582
Archaeological monitoring of initial primary ground reduction works was undertaken on 12 June 2017, having been commissioned by Adcroft Developments Limited. All invasive groundworks associated with the scheme were undertaken under archaeological supervision.
Following the demolition of the existing building, primary ground reduction works comprising the removal of floor surfaces and excavation of foundation trenches for concrete pad supports, revealed bedrock which was encountered directly below modern overburden/construction layers associated with the buildings which previously occupied the site. These construction layers varied in depth between c.1–1.3m and contained frequent but small amounts of late 20th-century construction materials.
No archaeological features, remains, deposits or artifacts were identified within the boundaries of the proposed development area during archaeological works at the site.
150 Elmvale, Culmore, Derry BT48 8SL.
