County: Antrim Site name: Carnroe Weir
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ANT021:501 Licence number: AE/19/147
Author: Christina O'Regan
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 691336m, N 918109m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 55.002178, -6.572359
An archaeological watching brief undertaken in the townland of Newbuildings/Maddydoo Lower, during improvement works to a laneway at Carnroe Weir, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. Archaeological mitigation was recommended due to the close proximity of an enclosure to the laneway (ANT021:005).
Approximately 70m of excavation works were subject to archaeological monitoring. The excavations along the lane had a maximum depth of 0.7m. The material removed was sandy with numerous small and medium sized stones throughout. It was noted that the southern side of the laneway had been disturbed by the previous insertion of a water pipe therefore any potential archaeological material associated with enclosure ANT021:005 would likely have been destroyed by this work.
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