County: Sligo Site name: Lugnagall 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E005296 (R00544) (also Ministerial Consent Ref. No. A079)
Author: John Channing
Site type: Pit and burnt spreads
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 572494m, N 8416886m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.325280, -8.420556
Stage (iii) Excavations were undertaken at Lugnagall 1 as part of the N16 Lugatober (Drumkilsellagh to Lugnagall) Road Project, Co. Sligo. Lugnagall 1 was discovered at the northern end of the scheme during advance Stage (i)a Test Excavations undertaken in 2020 by Archaeological Management Solutions (Dowling and McKee 2020; Registration No.: E005188; Ministerial Consent Ref.: A079).
The on-site Stage (iii) Excavation Services at Lugnagall 1 were undertaken on 30 November to 1 December 2020. The site consisted of a single pit (measuring 1.9m in length by 0.55m in width and 0.2m deep) and two small spreads of burnt material. No artefacts or ecofacts were found during the investigations. Bulk soil samples were retrieved from the fill of the pit for subsequent analyses, should suitable remains be present.
Although presently undated, the features identified at the site may relate to prehistoric subsistence and/or other specialised activities. Lugnagall 1 was located 270m south of a second burnt spread at Lugnagall 2, which was also excavated as part of this scheme.
Reference
Dowling, G. & McKee, J. 2020. N16 Lugatober (Drumkilsellagh to Lugnagall) Road Project Stage (i)a Test Excavation, Stage (i)f Townland Boundary Surveys and Stage (i)g Topographical Survey Report. Ministerial Consent Ref.: A079; Registration Nos.: E005188. Unpublished report by Archaeological Management Solutions Ltd on behalf of Sligo County Council.
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