Join Queen's University Excavation to Discover Mysterious Ballycastle Building that Disappeared 200 Years Ago!

Join Queen's University excavation to discover mysterious Ballycastle building that disappeared 200 years ago!

Archaeologists from Queen’s University Belfast are inviting schoolchildren and volunteers to take part in an excavation in Ballycastle in search of a mysterious building that vanished almost 200 years ago.

Buried for almost 200 years? Ballycastle excavation seeks answers to historic mystery

Remnants of Boyd’s Wall jutting out of the Margy River as it flows into the sea at Ballycastle on the Antrim coast. (Image: Anne Kelly) Monday 12 October 2026 A centuries-old mystery beneath Ballycastle is set to be investigated as archaeologists begin a two-week excavation today (Monday 12 October), with local schoolchildren and volunteers invited to help uncover a missing piece of the town’s industrial past. The dig, beside the River Tow at To…