County: Dublin Site name: Berth 50, Dublin Port
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 09E0200, 10E0051
Author: David J. O’Connor, CRDS Ltd, Unit 4a, Dundrum Business Park, Dublin 14.
Site type: Urban
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 719914m, N 734516m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.347260, -6.199007
At the request of Dublin Port Company, monitoring was undertaken of the enlargement and reintroduction of the foreshore at Berth 50, Dublin Port. The area of Berth 50 was part of Dublin Bay until the 1960s when it was filled in during an expansion of the port area. The possibility of a wreck surviving underneath Berth 50 necessitated monitoring.
The proposed development consisted of the construction of piled new quay walls followed by the removal of the modern infill to create an enlarged Berth 50. The excavation was undertaken by two mechanical tracked excavators on a floating platform.
Monitoring of excavation of the modern infill and original seabed layers underneath took place between 2 February and 28 April 2010. No archaeological features or finds were uncovered during the course of the works.
