County: Dublin Site name: BALLYMANAGGIN (Testing Area 16)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E0067
Author: Linda Clarke, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 707439m, N 733536m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.341139, -6.386605
An assessment was carried out in advance of the planned M50 upgrade. Testing Area 16 was located in the townland of Ballymanaggin. The testing methodology, where possible, generally consisted of mechanically excavating 2.3m-wide test-trenches down the centre of the testing area, with offsets every 15m. A single field was located within Testing Area 16. The northern portion was utilised as a fill site and was significantly raised above the existing road level, so was not assessed. The southern extent was a greenfield site. Service pipes transected the southern extent, so excavation of trenches within this area was limited. Spoil heaps and modern rubbish (including burnt-out cars) were also located within the southern extent of this testing area. The combined area of test-trenches excavated in Testing Area 16 was 865.83m2. No features of archaeological significance were identified and no finds were recovered.
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