County: Dublin Site name: 30-32 North Street, Swords
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 16E0605
Author: Red Tobin (on behalf of Courtney Deery Heritage Consultancy)
Site type: Urban - no archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 718307m, N 747103m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.460683, -6.218412
Three trenches were excavated. Trench 1 was sited 4.5m south of the northern boundary of the site and parallel to it. Trench 2 originated from the eastern terminus of Trench 1 and ran parallel to the eastern boundary of the site at a distance of 3.5m. Trench 3 also commenced from Trench 1 at a point 7.3m from the western terminus. All trenches were reduced to natural, being a stiff boulder clay with stone inclusions. The development lies on the outer edge of the Zone of Archaeological Potential of Swords (DU011-034) and there are no archaeological monuments within the proposed development area or in its environs upon which this development would have an adverse impact. No features of an archaeological potential were identified through the cartographic and documentary research for the site. Based on the results of previous archaeological testing and monitoring carried out in the immediate vicinity the archaeological potential of the proposed development site is deemed to be low.
This programme of testing confirms the findings of the desk study. The test trenches show that activity on this site commenced with the occupation of North Street during the 18th century. Ceramic types recovered would confirm this hypothesis. The test excavation revealed nothing that would suggest any earlier occupation of the site.
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