County: Dublin Site name: 17 Dame Street, Dublin
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU018-020 Licence number: 13E0469
Author: Ellen O'Carroll
Site type: Urban
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 715526m, N 734043m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.343986, -6.265050
Monitoring was carried out at 17 Dame Street during the construction of a lift shaft. No. 17 Dame Street is a Protected Structure and is located within the boundaries or zone of archaeological potential for Dublin city (DU-018-020). A 3m x 3m area was excavated for the lift shaft. Excavations within the area of the lift shaft continued to a depth of 0.67m after which hard rock was reached. A specialist contractor cut out approx. 0.3m of rock to reach an acceptable minimum level for the lift shaft pit. Rubble and red brick as well as the remains of a red brick chimney breast were uncovered during the excavations. Nothing of archaeological significance was recorded during the monitoring of the 0.67m depth of excavations for the shaft.
12 St Peter's Terrace, Glenageary, Co. Dublin
