County: Dublin Site name: Luas Finglas Utility Slit Trench Investigations, Finglas West
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU014-076001. DU014-066008 Licence number: 23E0201
Author: Aidan O'Connell
Site type: Post medieval remains
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 712890m, N 738875m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.387960, -6.302893
Archaeological monitoring was undertaken at nine utility slit trench locations along the proposed Luas Finglas scheme; test excavation was also carried out at three locations within the scheme. The work was carried out between 17 May and 14 August 2023. A post-medieval wall was identified to the immediate east of the extant remains of King William’s Ramparts (RMP DU014-066008). The wall was aligned north-east/south-west and its surviving top was located 0.45m below the existing ground surface. It had dimensions of 0.75m excavated height by 0.5m thick. The wall was constructed of angular limestone blocks, bonded with lime mortar. No remains associated with King William’s Ramparts were recorded and the wall is likely to be a boundary/demesne wall associated with Fortwilliam House, as marked on the OS first edition 6-inch mapping (1844). A solid lime mortar surface was identified at the base of a utility slit trench located directly south of Finglas Wood Bridge (RPS_DCC_906). The mortar was identified at a depth of 1.45m below the existing ground surface and interpreted as a localised dump of material possibly associated with the construction of the bridge. A small quantity of cut stone was recorded in another utility slit trench located a short distance to the south of the bridge. No further archaeological material was identified.
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