County: Dublin Site name: SAGGART, RATHCOOLE and NEWCASTLE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 00E0825
Author: Ruth Elliott, for Judith Carroll & Co. Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 703506m, N 727038m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.283550, -6.447764
Archaeological monitoring was conducted along the pipeline of the Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle Drainage Scheme between 24 November 2000 and 16 February 2001. The pipeline is almost 8km long and passes through a number of townlands in the parishes of Clondalkin, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle. Monitoring uncovered three archaeological sites. The first of these was a ditch in Fairview, Clondalkin (Chainage 410) (see Excavations 2000, No. 222). This may have enclosed lands adjoining the Fairview oil mills (SMR 21:8), which were active in the 17th century. The second site revealed was a pit furnace in Corkagh Demesne, Clondalkin (Chainage 1249) (00E0935, to be published in Excavations 2001). The third site uncovered was a burnt spread in Moneenalion Commons Upper (Chainage 3354). This is currently being excavated. No further archaeological features or deposits were uncovered during monitoring along the pipeline.
Top Mews, 23 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4
