2021:320 - KILMAINHAM: 56 Inchicore Road, Dublin
County: Dublin
Site name: KILMAINHAM: 56 Inchicore Road
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 21E0760
Author: Ian Russell, Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 21, Boyne Business Park, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co Louth
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 712430m, N 733820m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.342649, -6.311602
Archaeological test trenching at the rear of the property at 56 Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, within the grassed area, was carried out on 9 November 2021.
A total of 2 test trenches were excavated. Both trenches were east to west aligned and measured 1.3m in width. In total, 34m of linear trenches were excavated. In general, following the removal of a rich black organic topsoil and sod measuring between 0.32–0.4m, a mid-brown clay silt subsoil measuring c. 0.25m in depth was removed. It was sealing light brown stoney silty clay natural.
A number of north to south aligned agricultural furrows, measuring c. 0.3-0.4m in width, with modern ceramics and brick inclusions, were identified in both of the excavated trenches. In addition, in the west part of Trench 2, an irregular-shaped pit measuring 1.26m in length and 0.4m in width was uncovered; modern iron and ceramics were encountered but not retained.
No features of archaeological significance were exposed and no archaeological finds were encountered. The work is now complete.