County: Dublin Site name: Lissenhall Bridge
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU011-081 Licence number: C001170ext. E005481 W000514 and R000606
Author: Yvonne Whitty
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 718624m, N 748166m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.470160, -6.213240
Archaeological monitoring took place of MetroLink Utility Geotechnical Investigations (GI) works comprising 3 x advance pits for boreholes and 3 x GI trial pits in the vicinity of RMP DU011-081---- Lissenhall Bridge, Co. Dublin, a national monument in the ownership of the Local Authority.
The works comprised the excavation of borehole inspection pits and trial pits. The borehole inspection pits were 2.2-2.3m long x 0.6m wide and 1.2m deep. The trial pits were 4-4.5m long x 0.6m wide x 1.5-2.7m deep.
Monitoring of the Utility GI works confirmed the natural ground comprises a blanket of cohesive glacial till (Dublin Boulder Clay) with localised areas of glaciofluvial sands and gravels deposited along the path of the Broadmeadow and Ward River banks.
No archaeological features or objects were discovered while monitoring or using metal detection on the spoil from the Utility GI works.
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