2002:0285 - CORK: 13–15 Popes Quay, Cork

Testing was carried out at the rear of the properties before redevelopment. The houses at the front of the properties are being retained. Three trenches were mechanically excavated. Deposits of archaeological significance were not revealed in any of the trenches; however, occasional fragments of human bone were identified in the mixed upper deposit of Trench 1 at the eastern side of the site. This deposit comprised garden soil with rubble inclusions. These bones did not represent in situ burials. It is likely that they derived from soil from the disused cemetery of St Mary’s, Shandon, which is now a children’s playground situated on the cliff directly above the development site. A substantial amount of material from the cemetery collapsed onto the site during the mid-20th century, resulting in the collapse of a building to the rear of the site. All further ground reduction on the site will be monitored.

AE House, Monahan Road, Cork