County: Dublin Site name: RATHFARNHAM CASTLE, Rathfarnham (Extension E341)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E000341
Author: Judith Carroll
Site type: House - fortified house
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 714411m, N 728905m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.298077, -6.283637
The archaeological work at Rathfarnham Castle took place from mid-November to mid-December. It consisted of the monitoring of the service trenches during the reconstruction of the 'Kitchen Wing' and the general refurbishment of the castle.
It also involved preliminary excavation of a hitherto unknown underground passage-way, probably of post-medieval date, which was found during work on the kitchen wing. This feature has yet to be fully investigated.
During the trenching, evidence of an earlier stepped stone entrance-way in front of the present castle portico was found, as well as a further extension of the underground passage way and a variety of 18th- and 19th-century drains. There were, however, no other archaeological features or layers found and, apart from a few pieces of post-medieval pottery, no finds.
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