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Eglinton grocers' buildings plantation village site is a post-medieval settlement located in Derry, Northern Ireland. The site preserves evidence of the grocery trade buildings that formed part of the planned village settlement established during the plantation period in Ulster. Archaeological investigation has recorded the remains of commercial structures associated with early modern retail and provisioning activities within this colonial-era community.
The settlement lies upon bedrock of the Roe Valley Group, a geological formation of Tournaisian age comprising sandstone, conglomerate and subordinate argillaceous rocks. This underlying geology provided the stone resources available for building construction in the early modern period, whilst the landscape formed by these sedimentary deposits would have influenced the siting and development of the plantation village itself.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 11949, ensuring the preservation of its archaeological and historical significance. The grocers' buildings represent an important element of plantation-period settlement patterns, documenting the commercial infrastructure that supported daily life within one of Ulster's colonial villages.
Eglinton, grocers' buildings. plantation village site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11949. View the official record →
Eglinton grocers' buildings plantation village site is a post-medieval settlement located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11949.
Eglinton, grocers' buildings. plantation village site dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Eglinton, grocers' buildings. plantation village site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 11949.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Church gable (0.1 km), Barrow (4.9 km), Court tomb (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Eglinton, grocers' buildings. plantation village site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Eglinton, grocers' buildings. plantation village site stands on Roe Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Tournaisian. The rock here is sandstone, conglomerate and [subordinate] argillaceous rocks.