2010:260 - DUBLIN PORT: Berth 50, Dublin

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.