Appendix: Excavations Database entries
Location
License No.
Description
Shandon, Cork
n/a
A site investigation, funded by a private developer, was carried out on a proposed building site outside and to the north of, the medieval city of Cork. The site contained dumped material dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. This excavation took place from the end of November to early December 1992. One trench was opened which revealed finds of post- medieval pottery, clay pipes and animal bones. The features on this site were a post-medieval drain and dump. Just above the natural substratum some sherds of medieval pottery were found. Thirteen test pits were excavated by mechanical digger to fulfil planning application clauses prior to redevelopment of the site. All pits contained material dating to the 18th century and later. All costs were met by the developer. A site assessment, consisting of two test-trenches, was carried out on 21 March 1998. Two houses were demolished on the site in advance of the development. The trenches ran east-west across the site and were found to contain rubble fill dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. No finds or features of archaeological significance were noted. The site is within the zone of archaeological potential of the city and within an area that developed in the post-Famine period owing to industrial expansion on the north side of Cork. Trial-trenching uncovered no archaeological features or finds. Testing was carried out at 17, 18, 19A Popes Quay and 4 – 7 Hill Lane, Cork, as part of a pre-development assessment. Popes Quay is located in a riverside position on the north side of the northernmost channel of the River Lee. This extramural location has several known archaeological monuments in its environs —Shandon Castle, St Mary’s Church and its graveyard, and an early modern townhouse. The medieval suburb of Shandon is situated on a height to the north of the development. The building stock to be seen on the north side of the river is contemporaneous and has its origins in the expansion of urban development that occurred in Cork in the 18th century. Apart from the standing buildings, the most prominent feature of the site was its topography. The street-front buildings on Popes Quay are at the base of an incline close to the level of the river. This incline climbs northwards in a steadily rising slope over a cut-back rock face, on the peak of which Shandon is sited. Historical and cartographic sources suggest that the rock face was cut back over time as development took place. Therefore, the purpose of the test excavation was twofold, in that by identifying any significant archaeological features on site, it was hoped it would also be possible to recognise deliberate activity relating to changes in the rock face.
Shandon St/Brownes Hill/Popes Quay
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Pope's Quay/Greys Lane, Cork
93E0146
Shandon Street, Cork
98E0151
114-115 Shandon Street, Cork
99E0510
17, 18, 19A Popes Quay/4 – 7 Hill Lane, Cork
00E0934
Integrated Urban Strategy, Shandon, Cork Baseline archaeological assessment
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