10.
Archaeological and Cultural Heritage
10.2
Study Methodology
The
archaeological assessment consisted of a paper survey identifying
all recorded sites within the study area. The search utilised
a number of sources, including the Sites and Monuments Record,
National Museum of Ireland Topographical Files, County Development
Plans, Primary sources and Literary sources.
The Sites and Monuments Record (Record of Monuments and Places),
held in the Duchas archives, is an inventory of archaeological
sites known to the National Monuments Service with accompanying
RMP Constraint Maps, based on Ordnance Survey (OS) 6" Sheets,
which indicate the location of each recorded site. The inventory
is backed up with files housed in the National Monuments Services
offices. The record is updated on a constant basis. Buildings
belonging to the seventeenth century and later are not well
represented in the Duchas archive.
The
National Museum of Ireland's Topographical Files are the national
archive of all antiquities known to the National Museum. Artefacts
identified in the Constraints study area are listed in Table
1 of Appendix D.
The
Museum's files present an accurate catalogue of artefact find-spots
reported to that institution between 1928 and c. 1995.
The
County Development Plans for Carlow and Kilkenny were also
consulted. These plans include each Council's policy for the
conservation and enhancement of their county's natural and
built environment and lists items of special environmental
or archaeological/artistic interest. They contain lists of
historic buildings and other items for preservation as compiled
for the County Council by expert bodies. The Kilkenny County
Development Plan also includes a completed list of industrial
archaeological items.
Catalogues
of sites of Architectural Importance and Industrial Archaeological
Sites identified in the Constraints study area are listed
in Tables 2 and 3 of Appendix D.
Also
consulted was the published archaeological inventory of sites
and monuments in County Carlow; Anna Brindley & Annaba Kilfeather,
Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow (Dublin 1993).
As yet there is no published inventory for County Kilkenny.
The principal literary sources consulted are listed in the
bibliography of Appendix D.
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