3. Context
Location The study area ( Figure 2 ) is located in the Shandon area to the north of Cork city centre. The historic Shandon area is an important residential and commercial quarter located just outside the commercial core of the city. The study area is bound to the north by Cathedral Walk and Cathedral way, to the south by the north channel of the River Lee, to the east by the N20 Blackpool Bypass (with an extension along Leitrim Street and Devonshire Street as far as the western end of Coburg Street), and to the west by Wolfe Tone Street, Glen Ryan Road and Upper Cattle Market Street. The area contains a dense network of streets, lanes, archways and steps; however, the area is best known for its important historic buildings such as the Firkin Crane, the former Butter Market, Skiddy’s Almshouse, and, perhaps most famously, St. Anne’s Church and its distinctive Italianate style tower.
Figure 2: Aerial imagery of the relevant portion of Cork with the boundary of the Shandon IUS project area outlined in red (Source: Government of Ireland, Historic Environment Viewer)
Legal & Policy Framework The management and protection of cultural heritage in Ireland is achieved through a framework of national laws and policies which are in accordance with the provisions of the Valetta Treaty (1995) (formally the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, 1992 ) ratified by Ireland in 1997 ; the European Convention on the Protection of Architectural Heritage (Granada Convention, 1985), ratified by Ireland in 1997; and the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2003 , ratified by Ireland in 2015. The locations of World Heritage Sites (Ireland) and the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites submitted by the Irish State to UNESCO were reviewed and there are no such monuments located within the study area.
Integrated Urban Strategy, Shandon, Cork Baseline archaeological assessment
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