Bolands Quay

Services
Fieldwork, Consultancy, Built Heritage, Post-Excavation

Sector
Commercial,

Client
Boland’s Quay Development Group

Location
Bolands Quay, Dublin 4

Consultants
Burke-Kennedy Doyle Architects, Cleary McCabe, David Slattery Conservation Architects, Arup and BAM Ireland

Project overview

IAC were appointed as Archaeological Consultants on the landmark redevelopment of the historic Boland’s Mill site in the Docklands. This project required a detailed archaeological and industrial heritage impact assessment as part of the planning process, and in-depth recording of remains throughout the construction phase. The conserved industrial mill buildings are part of the city’s cultural heritage and their preservation within a wider mixed-use development for future generations was a significant achievement for all involved. Timelapse footage of the construction phase was captured by Evercam and is available to view on their website.

03_Bolands Mill_predevelopment — BOLANDS MILL SITE
Aerial view of development area prior to demolition works

04_Bolands Mill_Excavation — CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN PROGRESS
Bulk excavation in southern quadrant of the site

02_Bolands Mill_OS map 1886 — LAYOUT OF MILL SITE IN 1880s
Ordnance Survey five-foot plan published in 1886

Archaeological monitoring of groundworks identified 18th century reclamation deposits as well as estuarine deposits which were sealed beneath the reclamation layers.