2023:758 - Phase 3, Newcastle South, Dublin

Archaeological testing was carried out on July 31, 2023 at Newcastle South, County Dublin to study the impact, if any, on the archaeological and historical resource of a proposed residential development. It follows a previous archaeological assessment report carried out in February 2023. Testing was carried out using a mechanical excavator fitted with a flat, grading bucket. The subsoil was a compact yellow clayey sand with occasional cobbles and decayed stone. The topsoil was a mid-brown sandy clay with modern debris intermixed, particularly in the centre-east of the site; this was most visible in Trenches 4 and 6. The average depth of topsoil across site was 0.2m. Later interference was identifiable in the south of the site, in the form of modern pits/narrow trenches containing metal and plastic debris.

Testing uncovered no finds or features of archaeological significance, and confirmed that the site has been heavily impacted upon by previous modern work.