County: Dublin Site name: Adamstown Boulevard Phase 1, Gollierstown and Aderrig
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 22E0945 ext.
Author: Muireann Ni Cheallachain and Joe Moran
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 701540m, N 733050m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.337933, -6.475321
| Monitoring followed on from a previous phase of testing carried out in December 2022 (Ni Chellachain, Licence No. 22E0945).
The area of development is largely contained within Gollierstown townland, although the boundary with Aderrig runs north-south within the western perimeter. There are no recorded monuments within the footprint of the site. The purpose of this programme of monitoring was to identify if any features of archaeological significance have survived within the permitted development area, as well as presenting a record of a section of the Gollierstown and Aderrig townland boundary, due to be removed to facilitate the development. Monitoring of groundworks was carried out intermittently from September to November 2023. No finds or features of archaeological significance were identified during the monitoring of groundworks. A section of the Gollierstown and Aderrig townland boundary was preserved by record within the development area. The ditch was found to be curvilinear in plan, measuring c. 120m (length) x 7m (width) x 1.8-2.25m (depth). Two sections were excavated into either end of the townland boundary to record its stratigraphic details. The ditch was found to be sterile, filled by backfilled topsoil; no finds of archaeological significance were identified. No further archaeological mitigation measures are required as part of the development.
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