County: Cork Site name: CORK: 4 John Redmond Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 74:122 Licence number: 02E1548
Author: Sheila Lane
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 567301m, N 572350m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.902347, -8.475164
A grant of planning was issued to demolish an existing paint store and erect six apartments within the zone of archaeological potential of the historical city of Cork with a condition that required the excavation of test-trenches. The site lies on the north channel of the River Lee, close to the disused graveyard of the former North Infirmary Hospital (SMR 74:33(02)) and St Anne’s Church (SMR 74:33(03)) and graveyard (SMR 74:33(01)), Shandon.
Four trenches were excavated along the footprint of the proposed building using a mechanical digger. The trench on the easternmost section of the site was opened 3m from the boundary wall that divides the site from the disused hospital graveyard. The stratigraphy noted in all trenches generally consisted of concrete (0.1m) and loose rubble fill (0.85m). Bedrock was encountered at a depth of 0.35–1.3m. No archaeological finds or features were noted in any of the trenches.
AE House, Monahan Road, Cork
