County: Dublin Site name: Barrack Lane, Lusk
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 19E0748
Author: James Hession
Site type: Urban, medieval
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 721523m, N 754252m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.524164, -6.167242
The proposed development site is located within the historic town of Lusk in close proximity to the ecclesiastical centre, round tower and medieval church tower situated in the centre of the village.
The works involved the mechanical excavation of five test trenches totalling 90 linear metres across the site.
A total of 24 features were identified and investigated during the testing programme, 22 were archaeological in origin and most likely medieval in date. A large ditch following a similar alignment to the Dublin road was identified along the southern boundary of the site and is believed to correspond with the outer enclosing ditch associated with the ecclesiastical site to the north of the site. No artefacts were retreived during the investigation.
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