Form NMS 1 – 06 Application for a licence to Excavate

Section 26 of the National Monuments Act 1930 (As amended)

FAILURE TO COMPLETE ANY PART OF THIS FORM WILL RESULT IN THE APPLICATION BEING RETURNED TO THE APPLICANT FOR COMPLETION. ANY QUERIES ON THE PROPER COMPLETION OF THE FORM MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE LICENSING SECTION, NATIONAL MONUMENTS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, HERITAGE, REGIONAL, RURAL AND GAELTACHT AFFAIRS.

1. Applicant:

2. Address:

Tel: Fax: E-Mail:3. Reason for excavation: Research: Rescue Testing: Conservation:

4. Name of Site:Use county followed by townland name. If an urban site use county followed by town name, street, and street number(s). If a maritime wreck use name of ship and port of origin if known.

5. Location: Urban: Rural: * Wreck: County:

Townland: City / Town:

Street Name: Street/Site Number:

* Ship Name: * Port of Origin:

Irish Transverse Mercator: (Easting) (Northing) These must be given for the centre of the site to be excavated or mid-point of a linear development.* Latitude: Longitude: Use GPS to derive coordinates

OS 6’ Sheet: RMP Number: Other Mapping:N.B. A method statement / research design must accompany this licence application and must include a copy of the relevant map with the location of the site and area to be excavated clearly marked. See the Checklist accompanying this form for further details.

6. Site Type:

7 (a) Licencing Period: Weeks from / /

7 (b) Expected duration of excavation:

Weeks from / /* Applies only to maritime sites.For Office use only:

Application Received: ……/……/……..

Form date: July 2016

Form NMS 1 – 06 8. Owner of site:

Owners address:

9. Has site been inspected by applicant: Yes: No: 10. Excavation Funding: (are adequate funds available for the following?)

(a) Excavation: (b) Post-Excavation Analysis: (c) Publication:

(d) Source of Funding:

11. Planning Details: (to be filled out only if the Licence is in connection with a development)

Planning Authority: Planning Register Number:

Are you aware of the planning conditions relating to this site? Yes: No: (if no, please explain in Method Statement)

12. Finds:(a) Where will finds be housed (post-excavation)(b) Where will finds be housed ultimately(c) What facilities are available for conservation(d) Proposed site archive location

13. Publication record: Please attach list of reports divided into the following categories(a) Published Reports(b) Unpublished reports (state whether lodged with the National Monuments Service or not)

Note: The Minister for the Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs may in accordance with the provisions of Section 26 (2) of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended) at his discretion refuse a licence to any applicant where he considers that the application or method statement / research design is incomplete, lacking in sufficient detail or otherwise deemed to be invalid.

Conditions relating to Archaeological Excavation Licences granted under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 20141. The licence holder must obtain permission from the owner of the land/ *wreck to carry out their excavation and particularly to

alter, dig or excavate in or under the site before availing of this licence. No responsibility shall attach to the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for failure on the part of the licence holder to obtain such permission.

2. The licence holder shall be responsible for all loss, damage or injury, to persons or property, in any way arising from their excavation and shall indemnify the State and the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, his/her officers, agents and employees against all action, loss, claims, damages, expenses and demands arising therefrom. The licence holder shall restore the land to its original condition on termination of this licence, unless otherwise directed by the Minister or the landowner.

3. The licence holder shall comply in all respects with the provisions of the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 and any Acts altering, amending or replacing those Acts. Copies of the Acts are available from www.irishstatutebook.ie or the Department’s website www.archaeology.ie.

4. Under the provisions of the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014, all archaeological objects, whose ownership is unknown, are the property of the State. The National Museum of Ireland is the State repository for all such archaeological objects. The National Museum of Ireland shall be consulted by the licence holder in relation to the final disposition/location of any archaeological objects and the temporary storage of finds. Separate licences must be applied for if it is intended to alter, export or destructively sample any artefacts recovered during the excavation. Applications for these licences should be made to the Director of the National Museum of Ireland.

Form date: July 2016

5. * Finders of wrecks must report any such find within four days, to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, or to a member of the Garda Síochána, stating their name and address, the nature of the wreck found and the circumstances in which it was found.

6. The licence holder shall be given a reference number in relation to each excavation or part thereof which shall be used in all correspondence relating to the excavation and for the numbering of finds (if any) recovered during the excavation. The licence holder shall also comply with the requirements of the National Museum of Ireland as regards to the numbering and care of archaeological objects.

7. The licence holder shall conduct the excavation in accordance with the Method Statement/Research Design as approved in the grant of licence. This licence is a legal document and is based on information given by the applicant. Any variation to the methodology outlined in that document must be approved in advance with the National Monuments Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

8. The licence holder, in signing their application, is also agreeing to abide by the Department’s Policy and Guidelines on Archaeological Excavations and any subsequent policies, guidance or advice, issued by, or on behalf of the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

9. The licence holder shall:

(a) Lodge two hard copies and one digital copy (PDF format on CD) of a preliminary report on the excavation with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and the National Museum of Ireland within four weeks of the completion of the excavation.

(b) Lodge two hard copies and one digital copy (PDF format on CD) of a detailed report on the excavation within twelve months of completion with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and the National Museum of Ireland. This report should be to publication standard and should be produced in accordance with the Department’s guidelines as published in Guidelines for Authors of Reports on Archaeological Excavations (available on www.archaeology.ie).

(c) Publish a concise report to a satisfactory standard on the www.excavations.ie website for the year in which the licence is valid.

(d) Publish the results of the excavation in a format agreed with the National Monuments Service. The Minister of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs may publish or make generally available in any form, any report, or part thereof, submitted on the results of the excavation.

10. The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs may revoke this licence at any time should he form the view that the excavation is not being conducted in accordance with the conditions of the licence or is otherwise contrary to the protection of the archaeological built heritage.

11. The licence holder must inform the National Monuments Service at least two working days in advance of the actual commencement of the excavation.

12. The licence holder must inform the National Monuments Service within two working days of completion of the excavation.

13. Officers, servants or agents of the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs may inspect the excavations at any time and the licence holder shall facilitate such inspections.

I declare that the above information is accurate and that if the licence is granted I will abide by the conditions set out above.

Signature: _________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________

The completed application form, together with a detailed method statement/research design, must be received by the Licensing Section, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, G.50, Custom House, Dublin 1 at least three weeks prior to the date on which it is proposed to commence the project. The National Museum of Ireland is a statutory consultee in relation to licence applications as specified under the provisions of Section 26(2) of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1930 (as amended).

Under no circumstances should any excavation work be carried out before an applicant has been notified by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs that a licence has been granted to him/her. The carrying out of an unlicensed archaeological excavation is an offence under Section 26(3) of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended).

It is recommended that all first time applicants should apply for interview to assess their competency to hold a licence. Those applicants wishing to be interviewed should apply to the Licensing Section, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, G.50 Custom House, Dublin 1.

Form date: July 2016

Checklist of material to be included in the Method Statement / Research Design to accompany licence application:

Form NMS 1 - 06

1. Summary:

2. Location: Provide copy of OS map (1:5,000) for rural sites, (1:1,000) for urban sites and/or 6” or RMP maps as appropriate. * In the case of maritime sites, admiralty charts may be more appropriate. Topographical description. Description of site location. Where available, provide survey information, aerial photographs etc.

3. Aims of excavation: Description of planning history/research objectives. Description of local archaeological context – previous excavations/surveys. Description of archaeological potential of the site/location.

4. Excavation Strategy: Excavation area described (including cuttings). Method of excavation to be described.

5. Description of development, build method and schedule (where relevant): Include planning condition and explain timescales involved and time restrictions (if any).

6. Constraints on archaeological methods (if applicable): Safety hazards, Piling/Shoring/Access.

7. Excavation Team: Outline team structure – number of archaeologists/supervisors. Backup measures, logistical support – e.g. details of excavation team on call (if applicable).

8. Finds retrieval strategy: Describe methods / equipment to be used.

9. Conservation: On site facilities, off site facilities, site/monument conservation implications.

10. Specialists: Provide names and addresses. Note: If site likely to produce human remains provide name of osteoarchaeologist to the excavation.

11. Storage after completion of fieldwork: Where? And under what conditions.

12. Types of report envisaged (and estimated timescales): Preliminary, detailed and publication.

13. Illustrations:

OS 6” OS 25”/1:2500 OS 1:1,000 (Urban)

OS 1:5,000 (Rural) * Admiralty Chart Site Survey

Aerial Photograph Site Layout Layout of cuttings

Geophysics Photographs Other

Form date: July 2016