County: Wicklow Site name: Avoca River, Tinahask Lower
Sites and Monuments Record No.: none Licence number: 22D0084
Author: Una Cosgrave Hanley
Site type: Wreck
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 724994m, N 673143m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.794795, -6.146584
A survey was carried out on the Avoca River to test the application of multi-beam technology for archaeological purposes within shallow waters. The survey was carried out using an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) operated by Survey Genix in collaboration with Archaeological Management Solutions (AMS).
Several potential archaeological features have been previously identified in the Avoca River by The Archaeological Diving Company (ADCO) who carried out underwater archaeological surveys in 2018 and 2019.
This survey took place on 9 February 2023. A total of 9,364 sq.m of riverbed was surveyed:
7,708 sq.m downstream of Arklow Bridge in Area 1; and 1,656 sq.m in Areas 2 and 3 upstream of the bridge.
Potentially archaeologically significant anomalies were identified which will require further survey—dive and remote—to identify their nature and significance.
AMS, Fahy's Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare
