County: Dublin Site name: DUBLIN: Parnell St.
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 95E0163
Author: Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 715453m, N 734745m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.350309, -6.265889
The assessment, which took place in August 1995, uncovered evidence for the townscape in the area prior to the construction of the Ilac complex. Basements were noted fronting out on to Parnell St. and following the line of Cole's Lane and presumably Denmark St. Little, now buried under the Ilac Centre carpark.
On average, some 3m of modern overburden exists across the site. Where some stratification occurs, notably under the line of Cole's Lane and in the extreme south-west corner, modern pipes and services have caused severe disturbance. The only archaeological deposits uncovered were at the base of the test-pit in the south-west corner, some 3m below present ground level; these dated to the post-medieval period.
Power House, Pigeon House Harbour, Dublin 4
