County: Dublin Site name: Beaverstown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: None Licence number: 14E0419
Author: Dominic Delany
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 722000m, N 750535m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.490667, -6.161498
Phased archaeological monitoring of topsoil removal was carried out at a large residential development site west of Donabate in March, April and December 2017. This work followed on from geophysical survey and pre-development testing at the site in 2014 and previous phases of archaeological monitoring in 2014 and 2015 (2014:493 & 2015:393). There are no recorded monuments on or within the immediate vicinity of the development site, the nearest being the medieval church and tower house at Donabate (DU012-005) c.500m to the south-east and the 18th/19th-century house at Newbridge Demesne (DU012-060) c.400m to the south-west. The stratigraphy was consistent across the stripped areas with 0.3-0.4m of grey/brown sandy/clayey silt topsoil over light orange/brown silty/clayey sand subsoil. The upper 0.1-0.2m of the subsoil was disturbed as a result of previous cultivation and, like the topsoil, contained occasional animal bone fragments and post-medieval/modern pottery sherds. Occasional stones of white and brown flint were found within the topsoil and subsoil across the site. A few flint flakes were found but none bore evidence of re-touching. No archaeology was found.
Dominic Delany & Associates, Creganna, Oranmore, Co. Galway
