2022:712 - Oscar Traynor Road, Coolcock Lane, Coolock, Dublin

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Dublin Site name: Oscar Traynor Road, Coolcock Lane, Coolock

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 22E0903

Author: Paul Duffy & Chris Coffey

Site type: No archaeology found

Period/Dating: N/A

ITM: E 717277m, N 739768m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.395026, -6.236644

The site is characterised by a number of areas of significant overburden as well as areas of services, drains and former compound locations.

Test trenching commenced at the site on 6 December 2022 and continued for five days. A total of 15 trenches were excavated across the site measuring 1176.5 linear metres. The programme of testing confirmed the level of disturbance within the site. All trenches, with the exception of Trenches 14 and 15, identified extensive amounts of soil backfilling and made-ground across the site.

No archaeological features were identified during the course of works.

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