2019:525 - 118–122 Cork Street, Dublin 8, Dublin

A total of six test trenches totalling 126.5 linear metres were excavated across the proposed development to assess the potential for subsurface archaeological remains.

The test trenches identified a series of 19th-century masonry features including a red brick cistern and the remnants of pathways associated with a 19th-century landscaped garden, in addition to a number of limestone walls, external yard surfaces, storm drains and the 1870s culvert associated with the Commons Water — a tributary of the river Poddle — that runs through the site. It is expected that the culvert extends across the central portion of the site and that subsurface remains of the original water channel may also survive.

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