2023:868 - Mullycagh Upper, Wicklow
County: Wicklow
Site name: Mullycagh Upper
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 23E0566
Author: Martin E. Byrne
Author/Organisation Address: Byrne Mullins & Associates, 7 Cnoc na Greine Square, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Site type: N/A
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 692900m, N 761851m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.598270, -6.596500
A programme of Archaeological Monitoring of excavations associated with the construction of Temporary Electrical Transmission Towers at Mullycagh Upper, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow was undertaken in compliance with Condition 5 of the Grant of Planning from Wicklow County Council.
The southernmost extent of the overall Planning Application boundary was a minimum of 25m outside the SMR Zone of Notification associated with a Mound – WI015-025.
The development generally comprised constructability/uprate trials of electrical transmission masts/towers; ancillary works included a self-contained pre-fabricated site office, temporary car park, storage areas and temporary works/access road, the latter formed by land-mats.
Two temporary masts were constructed, one with excavated foundation pits for the supporting legs and the other on piled supports; both were located in the south-western area of the site. All site preparation works, including topsoil stripping, initial excavations of subsoil to a depth of 0.5m and for sheet-piles to a depth of 2.5m, was monitored.
No subsurface features of archaeological interest/potential were uncovered by the works. All spoil material was ‘raked-over’ in order to increase the chances of artefact recovery; however, nothing of interest was recovered.