2016:089 - Co. Wicklow various including, Avoca, Baltinglass, Blessington, Rathdrum, Straford, Shilleagh and Vallymount, Wicklow

NMI Burial Excavation Records

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