Areas (ACAs). The relevant development plan for the study area is the Cork City Council Development Plan 2022 – 2028.
• Database of Irish Excavation Reports - The Database of Irish Excavation Reports contains summary accounts of all archaeological excavations carried out in Ireland from 1960s to present. • Irish Heritage Council: Heritage Map Viewer - This online mapping source collates various cultural heritage datasets and includes extracts from the National Museum of Ireland’s records of artefact discovery locations as well as datasets provided by, among others, the National Monuments Service, local authorities, the Royal Academy of Ireland and the Office of Public Works. Types of impact Impacts are categorised as either being direct , indirect or of no predicted impact . The criteria for determining the nature of impacts are based on the following: − Direct Impact – where a cultural heritage site is physically located within the footprint of the scheme, which will result in its complete or partial removal. − Indirect Impact – where a cultural heritage site or its setting is located in close proximity to the footprint of the scheme. − No predicted impact – where the potential scheme will not adversely or positively affect a cultural heritage site. A significance rating for these impacts is then applied; whether profound , significant , moderate , slight , or imperceptible − A profound impact applies where mitigation would be unlikely to remove adverse effects that arise where a cultural heritage site is completely and irreversibly destroyed by a proposed development. − A significant impact applies when an impact, by its magnitude, duration or intensity, alters an important aspect of the environment. It applies where part of a cultural heritage site would be permanently impacted upon, leading to a loss of character, integrity and data about the feature/site. − A moderate impact applies when a change to a cultural heritage site is proposed that, though noticeable, does not compromise the integrity of the site and which is reversible. This arises where a cultural heritage site can be incorporated into a modern-day development without damage and where all procedures used to facilitate this are reversible. − A slight impact causes changes in the character of the environment which are not significant or profound and do not directly impact or affect a cultural heritage site. − An imperceptible impact applied where an impact is capable of measurement but does not carry noticeable consequences.
Integrated Urban Strategy, Shandon, Cork Baseline archaeological assessment
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