County: Dublin Site name: DUBLIN: George’s Lane
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E0533
Author: Helen Kehoe
Site type: Well
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 714529m, N 734712m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.350213, -6.279770
During the construction of the new George’s Lane, which was laid directly adjacent to the existing George’s Lane, an 18th-century well was revealed. The well was built of regularly shaped blackstones, with seven/ eight courses visible above the waterline, which were 1.12m deep. The well measured 1m in diameter, with the surface stones averaging 0.4m by 0.6m.
A large upright timber section (0.9m by 0.4m visible), which had formed part of the water-drawing mechanism, was found in the well, lying against the side wall. A second, broken timber piece stood upright in the well, apparently in situ. A tape was dropped into the well and recorded a depth of 13m, but this may not represent the true depth owing to likely infill build-up.
Two pieces of timber had lain next to the well and formed part of the water-drawing mechanism.
The remaining road trench was 1.8m deep at its north end and was composed of introduced gravels over natural, yellow clay.
11 Norseman Place, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
