County: Dublin Site name: Belgard to Saggart Luas line
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 08E0792
Author: Liam Hackett, Headland Archaeology Ltd, Unit 1, Wallingstown Business Park, Little Island, Cork.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 705214m, N 727155m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.284265, -6.422127
As part of the Luas Line A1 Belgard to Saggart extension, the Railway Procurement Agency requested that a testing programme be implemented on specified areas of the proposed route under An Bord Pleanála’s planning condition. Centreline testing was carried out on the specified areas on the route between September 22 and 26. The route runs from Saggart village to the existing line at Belgard, Co. Dublin. The terminal of Luas Line A1 at Saggart village is located within the constraint area for Saggart (DU021–034) and c. 20m from a tower-house (DU021–03411). Previous testing of this area carried out by Sinéad Phelan of Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd as part of the Luas Line A1 EIS found no features or deposits of archaeological significance (Excavations 2006, No. 580, 06E0572). A number of other sites lie in the general vicinity of the route, but none are impacted by the proposed development.
A total of 3400 linear metres of test-trenches were excavated along the route, and no features of archaeological interest were encountered. Several areas were untested due to proximity to power lines, modern drainage culverts and a national grid substation. These areas will be monitored during the construction phase of the development.
