County: Dublin Site name: Testing Areas 8–9, Sheephill and Dunsink
Sites and Monuments Record No.: - Licence number: 05E0064
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 709909m, N 739441m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.393675, -6.347486
An assessment was carried out in advance of the planned M50 upgrade. These testing areas were located in the townlands of Sheephill (8) and Dunsink (9). The testing methodology, where possible, generally consisted of mechanically excavating 2.3m-wide trenches down the centre of the area and offsets across the area every 15m.
Testing Area 8, located on the old Dunsink Lane, was not assessed due to the presence of abandoned disused vehicles. It is likely that this area was disturbed when the lane was constructed.
Two test-trenches were excavated in Testing Area 9, located in Dunsink dump, which largely consisted of made-up ground. The combined area of test-trenches excavated was 100.7m2. Natural subsoil was not identified in the trenches excavated, but modern rubbish was exposed throughout. No features of archaeological significance were identified and no finds of archaeological significance were recovered.
