County: Dublin Site name: LISSENHALL LITTLE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 00E0953
Author: Patricia Lynch, for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 719051m, N 749708m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.483923, -6.206222
This report describes the investigations carried out at Lissenhall Little, Co. Dublin, prior to the construction of the Northern Motorway/Airport– Balbriggan bypass. The site, initially identified in the environmental impact study as Site 4 (Keeley 1994), was described as a possible enclosure identified by aerial photography. This assessment report and later borehole monitoring by Hilary Opie recommended that archaeological investigations should be conducted to ascertain the nature and extent of the potential site (Keeley 1998).
The site, which is to be directly affected by the motorway construction, was located approximately surrounding the north and west top of the highest hill in the locality. When originally inspected the ground was under scrub but at the time of this investigation was under wheat, and some undulations were identifiable in the topography. Also visible were linear areas that contained long grass along with the wheat crop.
During the investigations, eight cuttings were opened, sited at the base, along the side and on the top of the possible feature. Cuttings 1 and 2 were at the north-eastern foot of the hill; Cuttings 3, 7 and 8 were on the northern side of the hill; Cuttings 4 and 5 were on the top of the hill; and Cutting 6 was on the eastern slope of the hill. All measured 8m x 2m. No features of archaeological significance were identified during the testing.
References
Keeley, V.J. 1994 Archaeological report on the line of the proposed Northern Route Phase 2. Unpublished.
Keeley, V.J. 1998 Archaeological bore hole monitoring: Northern Motorway Airport to Balbriggan By-Pass, Co. Fingal. Unpublished.
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