Medieval fort and Bronze Age flint unearthed during drainage project excavations in Co Dublin
Archaeologists have discovered a medieval ringfort and Bronze Age flint tools during excavation work for a major drainage project in County Dublin. The project aims to improve wastewater infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of residents.
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This demonstrates the intersection of modern infrastructure development and the preservation of historical heritage.
A MEDIEVAL FORT and a Bronze Age flint have been unearthed during preparatory works for a drainage project in Co Dublin.
The Greater Dublin Drainage project aims to provide wastewater treatment to around 500,000 people and support the delivery of up to 185,000 new homes across north Dublin and surrounding parts of Meath and Kildare.
During excavations ahead of the project, a ringfort – an early medieval enclosure – was found at Sheephill in Abbotstown.
Ringforts were among the most common settlement types in early medieval Ireland, serving as homes and farmsteads for families, as well as enclosures for livestock. They typically date from between AD 600 and 900.
Project archaeologist Derek Gallagher and members of the Blanchardstown and Castleknock History Society and the Clonsilla & Porterstown Heritage Society. Uisce Éireann Uisce Éireann
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