County: Dublin Site name: NIA Deanestown, Sheephill, Cappoge
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/a Licence number: 14E0406
Author: Fintan Walsh and David McIlreavy
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 709074m, N 739953m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.398440, -6.359860
Testing was carried out within the site of the proposed National Indoor Arena, developed as part of the National Sports Campus. The site was located at Deanestown, Sheephill and Cappoge, Co. Dublin. The testing was undertaken in response to planning conditions attached to the proposed development (Planning Ref.: FW09A/0061). Testing followed on from a geophysical survey undertaken in 2014 by J. M. Leigh Surveys (Licence 14R0077).
A total of 20 trenches were mechanically investigated across the proposed development area. These trenches were positioned to target the geophysical anomalies and to provide a general assessment of the overall development area.
The geophysical survey identified two areas of archaeological potential: a group of linear and curvilinear features (Area 1A) at the northern end of the site and a second linear and curvilinear feature (Area 1B) to the south of this. These features were tested and found to be of 19th-century date.
No archaeological features were identified during the programme of testing; however it is possible that ground disturbances associated with the proposed development will have an adverse impact on isolated archaeological remains that have the potential to survive outside of the footprint of the test trenches. It has therefore been recommended that all ground disturbances associated with the proposed development be monitored.
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