County: Dublin Site name: Clonburris SDZ Tile 1, Cappagh
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 22E0438
Author: Fergal Murtagh
Site type: Charcoal production pits, brick kilns & post-medieval structures
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 705776m, N 732439m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.331615, -6.411945
The assessment was carried out to study the impact, if any, on the archaeological and historical resource of a development within the Clonburris SDZ, which is located at Cappagh, Clonburris Little and Kishoge.
Archaeological testing was carried out over the course of three days from 15 September 2022 using a mechanical excavator fitted with a flat grading bucket. The trenches targeted geophysical anomalies and open green space to investigate the archaeological potential of the site. Testing revealed seven areas of archaeological significance, which have been designated as Archaeological Areas 1–7. These comprise:
• AA1: Charcoal spread and pit.
• AA2: Three pits containing heat-affected material.
• AA3: Three brick kilns or clamps.
• AA4: A charcoal-production pit.
• AA5: A charcoal-production pit.
• AA6: Concrete aligned with a structure depicted on the first edition OS map
• AA7: Possible paving on alignment of path/roadway depicted on first edition OS map.
c/o IAC Archaeology, Unit G1 Network Enterprise Park, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
