County: Dublin Site name: Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 17E0525
Author: James Kyle
Site type: Late 18th-century canal harbour
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 713976m, N 733744m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.341636, -6.288424
The 1.3782-hectare development site is within an area of significant industrial archaeological heritage and in repsonse to an archaeological condition (Condition 23) of the grant of permission (DCC Ref. 3855/09) the monitoring of the backfilled canal harbour and demolition of wharfside wharehouses was undertaken. Site works were only partially completed due to soil contaminant issues.
Nothing of archaeological significance was encountered, however the remains of a 19th-century "Palliser" type artillery shell were recovered from the harbour backfill.
C/O Archaeology and Built Heritage Spade Enterprise Centre St. Paul’s Smithfield North King Street Dublin 7
