County: Dublin Site name: ARÁS CHRONÁIN, ORCHARD LANE, CLONDALKIN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 96E0350
Author: Claire Walsh, Archaeological Projects Ltd.
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 707089m, N 731522m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.323121, -6.392538
Archaeological assessment in advance of development was undertaken on 27 November 1996. The development involved the addition of a hall onto the south side of Arás Chronáin, a substantial former dwelling of 19th-century date.
Arás Chronáin, formerly known as Orchard House, lies on the east side of Orchard Lane, which appears to follow the line of an early monastic enclosure. The development site lies outside the enclosure.Two trenches, measuring 1.65m in width, were dug by mechanical excavator using a toothless bucket. The trenches were placed along the long axis of the proposed extension.
No features of archaeological significance were detected in the trenches. Two sherds of medieval pottery were collected from the topsoil towards the east end of Trench 1. Several sherds of earthenware and glazed crockery were also present. It is likely that all derived from topsoil, brought in to lay the lawn for Orchard House sometime in the 19th century.
Editor's note: This excavation, though carried out in 1996, was not reported on in time for inclusion in the 1996 bulletin.
25a Eaton Square, Terenure, Dublin 6W
