County: Wicklow Site name: Co. Wicklow various including, Avoca, Baltinglass, Blessington, Rathdrum, Straford, Shilleagh and Vallymount
Sites and Monuments Record No.: NA Licence number: 15E0047
Author: Billy Quinn
Site type: Linear Scheme
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 724809m, N 683653m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.889249, -6.145306
Groundworks as part of Wicklow Water Conservation Programme, Stage 3, Contract 2 were carried out over between February 2015 and January 2016. A significant portion of the works employed directional drilling and upsizing (pipe bursting) to install the new pipework, this involved excavating launch and receptor pits at 100m intervals. Only in limited instances was open cut trenching used at Lataleere, Parkmore, N81 (Baltinglass), Lackan, Vallymount, Rathdrum and Shilleagh. The use of trenchless techniques reduced the time frequency of monitoring visits and reduced the overall impact along the road verge. No finds, features or materials of archaeological potential were identified during the course of the works.
Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services, 3 Gort na Ri, Athenry, Co. Galway
