County: Dublin Site name: Peamount-Saggart Trunkmain Project
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 16E0264
Author: Martin E. Byrne, Byrne Mullins & Associates
Site type: No Archaeological Features Uncovered
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 701306m, N 730943m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.319049, -6.479506
As part of the overall Leixlip to Saggart Trunkmain Project it is proposed to construct a c. 7km water pipeline from the existing Peamount to the existing Saggart Reservoir, Co. Dublin, together with extension/upgrading works at the existing reservoirs, all located within the townlands of Loughtown Upper, Milltown, Keeloges, Westmanstown, Blundelstown, Jordanstown, Collegeland, Rathcoole and Saggart. This was subjected to an Archaeological Impact Assessment, which included the results of a limited programme of archaeological testing and monitoring of geotechnical investigations.
A limited programme of testing was undertaken as part of the preparation of the Assessment. This entailed the excavation of two 30m long trenches along the edge of the proposed wayleave corridor nearest monuments DU021-110 and DU021-111, Ring Ditches, Keeloges Td. Nothing of archaeological interest/potential was uncovered. The excavation of a total of 48 Geotechnical Trial Pits and 3 Geotechnical Slit Trenches was monitored. No subsurface features of archaeological interest were noted, although a total of 6 sherds of pottery, five of medieval date, were recovered.
7 Cnoc na Greine Square, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
