2024:692 - 1 Coolevin Road, Long Lane, Dublin, Dublin

Archaeological monitoring took place at a site located at 1 Coolevin Road, Long Lane, Dublin. The site lies within the urban setting of Dublin, on a lane running south then east off of Long Lane, and is located within the zone of archaeological potential associated with Dublin Historic Town (DU018-
020). The nearest monument to the site is a Gateway (DU018-020200) located c.67m to the northwest of the site. There are no Protected Structures as listed in the Dublin City County Development Plan 2022-2028 or sites listed in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) located within the site. The nearest such structure is located c. 66m to the southwest of the site, which is a building that was part of the former Meath Hospital and is now incorporated into The Meath Primary Care and Dublin South City Local Health Offices (NIAH No: 50110044; RPS no:3818).

Cartographical sources and aerial imagery were examined as a part of the assessment of the site. The site is illustrated as a garden on the 1756 map, with an L-shaped building depicted by the 1836 map. The building was demolished, and the site is shown as a yard on the 1907 map. The site was occupied by buildings and has largely been unchanged since the 1995 aerial photograph, and it is occupied by a residential house. No features nor anomalies of archaeological significance were noted. The site was not subject to any prior archaeological investigations.
The monitoring was carried out in October 2024 during the demolition and clearance of a 20th-century extension and the excavation of several strip foundation trenches to facilitate the proposed development. The trenches measured 1m in width and 1m in depth. The concrete and hardcore measured 0.1m in thickness and lay directly above a layer of coarse grey clay containing moderate inclusions of red brick, concrete and mortar. This layer measured 0.9m in thickness and lay directly above the natural orange clay. No archaeological features or deposits were exposed or identified, and no finds were recovered.