County: Wicklow Site name: Shillelagh and Carnew
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 13E0096
Author: Yvonne Whitty
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 703557m, N 673162m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.799504, -6.464310
Monitoring took place between 18 and 24 June 2013 of Site Investigation works carried out for RPS Consulting Engineers on behalf of Wicklow County Council in advance of a series of watermain rehabilitation projects which were to be upgraded in the vicinity of Tinahely, at Shillelagh and Carnew. Three Zones of Archaeological Potential were identified in an archaeological assessment report completed for this project in March 2013.
There are sixteen recorded monuments within a 2km radius of the works. The closest sites were 750m from the watermain rehabilitation works in both Shillelagh and Carnew. Bay Bridge in Shillelagh was the only protected structure which could be impacted upon by the works, however as the design is yet to be finalised it may be possible to attach or run the watermain through the existing pipe which is attached to the bridge.
The works involved the excavation of twenty-seven trenches along the routes of the rehab works, eight of which were monitored and recorded. The works were carried out to locate the watermain and any additional services in proximity to it. This information will be used to design the method of rehabilitation for the watermain.
No finds or features of archaeological significance were exposed in any of the trenches.
De Faoite Archaeology, Unit 10 Riverside Business Centre, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow.
