2016:340 - ADAMSTOWN ROAD (R120) AND NANGOR ROAD (R134) IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, Ballybane, Ballymakaily, Clutterland, Grange and Milltown townlands, Dublin
County: Dublin
Site name: ADAMSTOWN ROAD (R120) AND NANGOR ROAD (R134) IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, Ballybane, Ballymakaily, Clutterland, Grange and Milltown townlands
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 16E0520
Author: Dermot Nelis
Author/Organisation Address: 36 Fingal Street, Dublin 8
Site type: Structure
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 702670m, N 731650m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.325138, -6.458813
The development is intended to improve the standard of the existing carriageway on both the Adamstown Road and Nangor Road, and will provide footpaths, cycle tracks, pedestrian crossing facilities, public lighting and two new signalised junctions. The overall length of the scheme is 2.45km. The excavation of six test trenches located throughout the proposed development area failed to reveal any archaeological features or artefacts.
Test trenching in Milltown townland, immediately west of Adamstown Road, revealed two associated mortar-bonded stone walls. The walls appeared parallel, and were 25m apart, forming the gables of a structure that was orientated north-east/south-west. A concrete floor was continuous throughout the structure at a depth of 0.4m below the existing ground level. A structure is depicted in this location on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.