Proposed Extension to Gibbon's Quay Storm Outfall, Kinsale, County Cork
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Proposed Extension to Gibbon’s Quay Storm Outfall, Kinsale, County Cork Archaeological Assessment Prepared by: John Cronin & Associates Burnside St. Oran’s Road Buncrana Co. Donegal F93 RW84 On behalf of: RPS Innishannon, Ballincollig, County Cork May 2019 Executive Summary This report presents the results of a desk-based assessment of known and potential archaeological constraints in the vicinity of a proposed pipe outfall at Gibbon’s Quay, Kinsale, Co. Cork (Figure 1). The proposed works are still in the design phase but will generally comprise the installation of an approx. 40m long outfall pipe that will extend from an existing outfall within the quayside to beyond the Low Water Mark within a subject area shown on Figure 2 of this report. Indicative plan and section drawings of the potential extent of the proposed outfall works at the time of writing are presented in Appendix 2. Construction of the outfall shall involve dredging of the sea bed to create a trench to contain the pipework and a concrete surround. Following installation of the pipework, surround and armour, the trench shall be backfilled with dredged material. The study area reviewed for this desk-based study comprised the subject site and an area extending for 500m in all directions from its boundary. There are no designated archaeological sites within the subject site or within its close environs and the nearest recorded example is an 18th century Custom House (CO112-058----) located approx. 115m to the north. The subject site is located within an area of Kinsale developed during the 18th century and is located c.440m to the south of the zone of archaeological notification surrounding the medieval core of the town (CO112-034001-). There are no designated architectural heritage structures within the subject site or its close environs. The report notes the potential for the presence of unrecorded archaeological remains and artefacts within the area of the proposed development and recommends that an underwater archaeological survey of the subject site, licensed by the National Monuments Service, be undertaken. Proposed Extension of Existing Pipe Outfall, Kinsale, Co. Cork Archaeological Assessment Report | 2 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 5 2 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 7 3 CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.1 LEGAL AND PLANNING CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 GENERAL HISTORICAL CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 RECORDED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE ......................................................................................................... 10 3.4 THE EXCAVATIONS DATABASE ........................................................................................................................ 11 3.5 REVIEW OF CARTOGRAPHIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES ................................................................................. 13 3.6 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED WORKS................................................................................................................... 17 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 18 4.1 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 18 4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 18 5 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 19 5.1 CONSULTED PUBLICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 19 5.2 CONSULTED WEBSITES ................................................................................................................................. 19 APPENDIX 1: ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVENTORY DESCRIPTIONS ....................................................... 20 APPENDIX 2: INDICATIVE SCHEME DRAWINGS ............................................................................ 22 Proposed Extension of Existing Pipe Outfall, Kinsale, Co. Cork Archaeological Assessment Report | 3 List of Figures FIGURE 1 SITE LOCATION (OSI LICENCE NO. SU0003319 © OSI/GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND) ................................................. 5 FIGURE 2 EXTENT OF SUBJECT SITE INDICATED BY RED LINE (SOURCE: CLIENT) ......................................................................... 6 FIGURE 3 RECORDED ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS WITHIN C. 500M OF SUBJECT SITE ........................................................ 11 FIGURE 4 EXTRACT FROM BARTLETT’S 1625 MAP OF KINSALE ............................................................................................ 13 FIGURE 5 EXTRACT FROM 18TH CENTURY MAP OF KINSALE ................................................................................................. 14 FIGURE 6 DRAWING OF KINSALE IN 1750 ...................................................................................................................... 14 FIGURE 7 EXTRACT FROM 6-INCH OS MAP (OSI LICENCE NO. SU0003319) ....................................................................... 15 FIGURE 8 EXTRACT FROM 25-INCH OS MAP (OSI LICENCE NO. SU0003319) ..................................................................... 16 FIGURE 9 LATE 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH OF STUDY AREA ........................................................................................... 16 List of Tables TABLE 1 DESIGNATED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES WITHIN C. 500M OF SUBJECT SITE ................................................................... 10 TABLE 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN ENVIRONS OF SUBJECT SITE .................................................................... 12 Proposed Extension of Existing Pipe Outfall, Kinsale, Co. Cork Archaeological Assessment Report | 4 1 Introduction John Cronin & Associates have been commissioned by RPS Cork to compile this desk-based archaeological study of the location of a proposed pipe outfall at Gibbon’s Quay, Kinsale, Co. Cork (Figure 1). The subject site is located between the RNLI Kinsale Lifeboat Station and the Trident Hotel and comprises a general area of proposed works provided by the client for assessment, which is hereafter referred to as the ‘subject site’ (Figure 2). While the project is still in the design phase the proposed works will comprise the extension of an existing storm outfall in the quayside wall, which was originally constructed as part of the Kinsale Main Drainage Scheme Project, to beyond the Low Water Mark. The outfall shall extend out to Kinsale Harbour in the vicinity of Gibbon’s Quay and it is envisioned that it will extend into the harbour for an approx. distance of 40m. Construction of the outfall shall involve dredging of the sea bed to create a trench for the pipework and a concrete surround. Following installation of the pipework, surround and armour, the trench shall be backfilled with dredged material. A number of indicative plan and section drawings of the proposed outfall are presented in Appendix 2 of this report. The report outlines the methodology used in the compilation of this study (Section 2) and then provides an archaeological and historical context for the study area, which includes a summary of the relevant legal and planning framework for the recorded and potential elements of the archaeological resource within its environs (Section 3). A summary of conclusions and recommendations is then provided (Section 4). Figure 1: Location of subject site circled (OSI Licence No. SU0003319 © OSI/Government of Ireland) Proposed Extension of Existing Pipe Outfall, Kinsale, Co. Cork Archaeological Assessment Report | 5 Figure 2: Extent of subject site indicated by red line (source: client) Proposed Extension of Existing Pipe Outfall, Kinsale, Co. Cork Archaeological Assessment Report | 6 2 Methodology The desktop study assessment was undertaken to establish the archaeological context of the subject site and to identify any known or potential constraints within its environs. The Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) and the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) for County Cork, both published by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, were the principal sources consulted for identifying known archaeological sites. The Record of Protected Structures (RPS) and the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) were also consulted to assess the designated architectural heritage resource within the environs of the subject site. The following presents an overview of the sources consulted as part of the desktop study: • Cork County Development Plan 2014: this publication was extensively reviewed for the project assessment. It lists the buildings and structures included in the Record of Protected Structures and it also presents the Council’s policies and objectives designed for the protection of the archaeological and architectural heritage resources within the County. • Archaeological Inventory of County Cork