Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - road/trackway
Folkstown Little, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Folkstown Little
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.60023, -6.20363
- SMR number
- DU005-125----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Excavated in advance of proposed development (Licence no. 10E0010) a metalled trackway (c.13.5m in width) was orientated NNE-SSW and extended beyond the limit of excavation. The trackway was cut by a pit from which 13th pottery was recovered. The remains of wheel ruts were visible in places. The trackway was partially overlain by silt in an area of depression suggesting flooding. Three horse-shoes identified as Clark Type 1 (late 9th – 13th century) were recovered from the silt deposit (Long 2010, 50).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 2 February 2015
References
Long, P. 2010 Final report on archaeological investigations at a proposed development site in the townlands of Stephenstown and Folkstown Little, Balbriggan. Licence 10E010. Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
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