County: Kildare Site name: Ardscull
Sites and Monuments Record No.: KD035–010 Licence number: E003367
Author: Rob Lynch, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120B Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 672785m, N 697734m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.025338, -6.915028
Testing was carried out along the path of the proposed water pipeline that will run beneath the portion of the N78 that is located within the constraint area of KD035–010, Ardscull Motte, a national monument. This development will form part of the Srowland water treatment works and associated pipeline scheme, the majority of which was subject to assessment by Yvonne Whitty under licence 07E0223 (see No. 860 below). Due to the presence of the monument within the constraint area, it was necessary to carry out this section of the assessment under ministerial consent. Five trenches were excavated along the route of the proposed pipeline but nothing of archaeological significance was discovered. Further monitoring of works was recommended and will be undertaken at a future date.
