County: Dublin Site name: Goddamendy, Corduff
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU013-007 Licence number: Unlicensed Monitoring
Author: Fiona Reilly; Shanarc Archaeology Ltd.
Site type: Field system/no archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 708576m, N 742008m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.417008, -6.366640
Unlicensed archaeological monitoring was carried out in accordance with the conditions of Planning Ref. FW20A/0053, relating to the proposed development of an ESB Flexible Generation Peaker Plant at Goddamendy, Corduff, Co. Dublin.
A recorded historic field system (DU013-007) partially extends across the southern boundary of the development site. Archaeological monitoring comprised the monitoring of a single geotechnical borehole at the site, as well as the removal of tree stumps within the area of the historic field system.
For the borehole, a test pit was initially dug by hand to a depth of 1.2m. The uppermost 0.05-0.1m was dark brown silty soil with roots, becoming rather grey by 0.3m. Below this it became slightly more reddish or yellowish, becoming grey again by 0.8m. Bedrock was struck at 1.7m during subsequent drilling of the borehole. Nothing of archaeological interest was found during borehole monitoring.
Tree removal comprised machine excavation and removal of tree stumps from within the area of the field system; the trees had been felled prior to monitoring. The tree roots were generally quite shallow with a depth of 0.2-0.6m. Nothing of archaeological interest was found during tree stump removal.
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