County: Wexford Site name: South Bay, Rosslare
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 08D064, 08R197
Author: Rex Bangerter, The Archaeological Diving Company Ltd, Brehon House, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.
Site type: Seabed
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 711418m, N 613505m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.261955, -6.367781
An underwater assessment of a 550m by 380m area of seabed was undertaken, prior to a proposed beach renourishment programme within South Bay, Rosslare, Co. Wexford. The renourishment material will be dredged from a large sandbar located outside the breakwater at Rosslare Europort. This material will be spread across a designated, near-shore, dump zone within South Bay, located between 311181 113420 to 311589 113768, and 311828 113465 to 311414 113123. The material will provide beach renourishment sediment for Rosslare Strand and help to mitigate against the impact Rosslare Euorport has had on the sediment transport regime in the area.
Systematic visual inspection of the designated dump zone area was undertaken. In addition, a metal-detection survey was undertaken across a 400m by 40m seabed area to provide a sample of the frequency of hits to be expected from this part of the seabed; due to the size of the survey area it was not possible to undertake a metal-detection survey of the area in its entirety. No archaeologically significant material, deposits, or structures were revealed within the survey area. The work was carried out on 25 and 26 August 2008.
