County: Wexford Site name: Rosslare Strand, South Bay
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 21D0020, 21R0028
Author: Rex Bangerter, ADCO
Site type: Seabed
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 711125m, N 614630m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.272119, -6.371705
Underwater Archaeological Impact Assessment (UAIA) took place of a newly designated near-shore sediment dispersal site carried out as part the beach re-nourishment project for Rosslare Strand, South Bay, Rosslare, Co. Wexford.
Pre-planning requirements for the initial phase of beach re-nourishment along Rosslare were first progressed in 2008. As part of this work, ADCO carried out an UAIA of the sediment dispersal site associated with that phase of the project. An updated archaeological assessment was required to facilitate the new dispersal site, positioned c. 760m to the north of the original site; located at ITM 711125E, 614630N (centrepoint). The proposed site measures 550m (north-south) x 370m. Maintenance dredging operations at Rosslare Harbour are to provide the required beach re-nourishment material.
The underwater assessment comprised the systematic non-disturbance inspection of the seabed across the extent of the proposed dispersal site. The assessment encompassed a seabed area measuring 580m (north-south) by 390m; extending the survey beyond the designated limits of the site. Metal-detection was also undertaken, across a sample area, measuring 100m (east-west) by 40m, to provide an example detection-ratio for the wider seabed under assessment.
No archaeologically significant material, deposits, or structures were encountered as part of the underwater assessment. The work was carried out under licence from the DHLGH on the 23 March 2021.
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