County: Dublin Site name: RATHFARNHAM
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 94E0161
Author: Judith Carroll
Site type: House - fortified house
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 714390m, N 729174m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.300498, -6.283854
A trial excavation took place on land formerly part of the grounds of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, in October, 1994. This land is now separated from the castle grounds by the dual carriageway, but was once part of the gardens. The trial excavation was carried out prior to proposed development of the site because of the close proximity of the site to the 16th-century castle as well as to the medieval church in the village of Rathfarnham. One of the main features expected to turn up during the trial trenching was an underground passageway on line with the 18th-century kitchen wing of the castle. Because of its position in relation to the castle, and other features, it is thought that this passageway is post-medieval in date - but this is not certain.
The demolished remains of this passageway as well as a probable entranceway to it turned up during the trial trenching and further excavation was recommended prior to any development of the site.
30 Ramleh Park, Milltown, Dublin 6
