County: Kildare Site name: CASTLEFARM
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E0324
Author: Martin E. Byrne
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 677463m, N 700970m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.053761, -6.844533
Testing was undertaken at Castlefarm townland, Co. Kildare, as part of pre-construction works associated with the proposed South Kildare Water-Supply Scheme.
A castle site (SMR 32:28) lies to the north of the proposed reservoir site. In addition, previous investigations undertaken by Clare Mullins (Excavations 1995, No. 164, and Excavations 1998, No. 300, 95E0209) uncovered a number of features of Neolithic date in an area to the north-east of the proposed reservoir site.
Six trenches were excavated by machine within the proposed reservoir site, and a further three along the existing grass margin running east for a distance of 200m from the reservoir site. No features of archaeological interest were uncovered during the investigations. However, a single green-glazed rimsherd of probable medieval date was recovered. This may have originated from the castle site to the north.
31 Millford, Athgarvan, Co. Kildare
