2023:818 - CAPPOGE: Ballycoolin Road, Dublin

The site at Ballycoolin Road, Cappoge, Co. Dublin, was subject to archaeological excavation. Features of archaeological significance were identified previously during test trenching under licence 22E0326. A disturbed burnt stone spread C10 measuring 8.5m by 12m and between 0.1–0.2m in depth with associated pits identified during testing was exposed and excavated. An additional burnt stone spread, C3, measuring 7m by 6.6m and between 0.02–0.2m in depth was recorded to the north of it with associated features, including pits, troughs, post-holes, and area of burning excavated. In total 57 archaeological contexts were recorded during the excavation, all were excavated by hand and preserved by record.