2021:280 - Ballyhanna, Donegal

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Donegal Site name: Ballyhanna

Sites and Monuments Record No.: DG107-119001- Church and DG107-119002- Graveyard Licence number: 21E0736

Author: Tamlyn McHugh/Fadó Archaeology

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 588117m, N 861177m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.498891, -8.183443

Archaeological testing carried out at Ballyhanna, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. The development works entail the construction of six dwelling houses, parking facilities and associated services. The proposed development is at the south-eastern outskirts of the Historic Town of Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal (DG107-05). There are several recorded monuments within the vicinity of the proposed development site which included DG107-119001-Church and DG107-119002-Graveyard.
Test trenching took place on 8 November 2021. Ten linear trenches were excavated across the entire development area. No finds or features of archaeological significance were noted during the programme of testing.

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