County: Dublin Site name: BRENNANSTOWN, Cabinteely
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU026-119---- Licence number: 03E1494
Author: Stuart D. Elder, The Archaeology Company, for Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: Brickworks and Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 722696m, N 724266m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.254555, -6.161202
Testing was carried out between 8 and 11 September 2003 on an 11.5-acre site in Brennanstown, Cabinteely, in advance of a residential development comprising 230 dwelling units.
The method of testing employed was a series of long strip trenches, excavated mechanically, with perpendicular offshoots at regular intervals, to cover an area of approximately 3700 m2. Due to a propensity of services towards the eastern site boundary, it was not possible to test in this location.
Testing revealed a brick-making facility, measuring approximately 625m2, within the footprint of the proposed underground carpark, and a fulacht fiadh of 8–10m in diameter on the eastern side of the stream. The former site will be directly affected by the development, whereas the latter site will not be impacted upon.
It was recommended that the brickworks site be excavated in advance of construction, and that monitoring of the eastern entrance and footpaths be undertaken.
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