County: Tyrone Site name: Gas To The West-Drumaslaghy
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/18/153
Author: Padraig Dunne
Site type: Prehistoric pits, post-holes and cremation pits
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 262699m, N 354926m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.437780, -7.028889
Advanced test trenching undertaken on the footprint of a proposed gas pipeline corridor within the townland of Drumaslaghy (Field 58.22) uncovered an 8m penannular ring-ditch with cremated bone and associated features in 2018. The pipeline route was altered to avoid these features which could then be preserved in situ. Monitoring of topsoil stripping within the adjusted corridor uncovered a number of archaeological features including pits, post-holes, stake-holes and cremations pits. All of these archaeological features were fully excavated. Post-excavation works are ongoing.
John Cronin & Associates, 28 Upper Main Street, Buncrana, Co.Dongal
