County: Dublin Site name: Testing Areas 1–3, Clonshaugh and Turnapin
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: 05E0045
Author: Stephen J. Linnane, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd, Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
Site type: No archaeological significance.
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 718020m, N 741359m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.409158, -6.224876
An assessment was carried out in advance of the planned M50 Upgrade. Testing Areas 1–3 were located in the townlands of Clonshaugh (1–2) and Turnapin (3). The testing methodology, where possible, generally consisted of mechanically excavating 2.3m wide test-trenches along the centre of the Testing Area with offsets every 15m across the site. The combined area of test-trenches excavated in Testing Area 1 was 957m2, in Testing Area 2 it was 1362.7m2 and in Testing Area 3 203.4m2.
No features of archaeological significance were identified and no finds were recovered. Natural subsoil was exposed in Testing Area 1, built-up rubble and other construction related material was identified in Testing Area 2 and redeposited natural material that contained inclusions of modern rubbish was identified in Testing Area 3.
