2017:502 - KILSALLAGHAN, Dublin
County: Dublin
Site name: KILSALLAGHAN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 17E0314
Author: James McKee, IAC Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit G1, Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Site type: Burnt spread, Pit, Field boundary, Cultivation ridges, Kiln - brick and Kiln
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 711052m, N 748124m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.471433, -6.327252
Testing was undertaken at Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin in response to a request for further information (RFI) by Fingal County Council (Planning Ref.: FW16A/0562). It followed a previous desktop assessment report and a geophysical survey which was carried out as part of the RFI.
The development area measures 42.58 ha and is very low impact as less than 2% of the site area will be disturbed by ground works. A total of 83 test trenches were excavated within the five fields of the proposed development. These were targeted at a range of subsurface anomalies identified in the geophysical survey. Most of the anomalies were found to be geological in origin; however, some proved to be archaeological in nature. These were contained within 17 of the trenches. The archaeological features consisted of burnt spreads, troughs, pits, gullies, ditches, cultivation furrows, a kiln and brick kiln. The features most likely date from the prehistoric through to the post-medieval periods. A total of 10 Areas of Archaeology were identified.