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Following site description of Site No. 04E0015 (Part 2) (Ballynacarrick 1 (Part 2)) taken from NRA archaeological database website. Archaeological testing carried out under excavation licence no. 04E0015 (Part 2) by Fintan Walsh of I.A.C. Ltd as part of the Ballyshannon/Bundoran Bypass road scheme revealed a habitation site and Iron Age hearth. Excavation licence number 04E0015.
This site was located in a sheltered low-lying area sheltered by elevated rock outcrops on northern and western sides and overlooked a turlough to the south. An Iron Age isolated hearth was located at this site. It was c. 0.8 m in diameter and 0.18 m in depth and had three fills containing charcoal flecks and burnt clay. Charcoal analysis Hazel (Corylus avellana) was identified from a fill of the hearth. Radiocarbon dating of the charcoal (hazel) from hearth, 2040 +/- 50 BP, 180 cal. BC - cal. AD 70 (2 sigma).
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