County: Dublin Site name: DUBLIN BAY, Ringsend
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E0402
Author: Emer Dennehy, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
Site type: Wreck
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 719540m, N 733683m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.339863, -6.204935
During the course of a foreshore assessment associated with the excavation of a pipeline trench in the intertidal zone from Ringsend to Sutton, an undated wreck was identified. A licence to test-excavate was obtained to determine the extent and nature of the wreck.
Nine trenches were excavated around the potential wreck. Of these, six were excavated in the immediate vicinity of the site and three on the boundary of the buffer zone to determine whether the 40m exclusion zone was sufficient. The first six trenches determined that a wooden and metal shipwreck incorporating wooden dowels was present. The last three trenches testing the buffer zone proved archaeologically negative. It was, however, recommended that the buffer zone be increased to 60m in a western direction to preserve the wreck in situ. Two sump trenches were also excavated, one to the west and one to the north-west of the wreck site. No archaeological stratigraphy was identified but a number of spent bullets and musket balls were recovered.
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