2004:0804 - CARLOWGATE, Castledermot, Kildare

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Kildare Site name: CARLOWGATE, Castledermot

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 04E0391

Author: Catherine McLoughlin, Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology

Site type: Town defences

Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)

ITM: E 678183m, N 683287m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.894762, -6.838055

A pre-planning assessment was undertaken at this site. The excavation of four test-trenches uncovered features which contained medieval and post-medieval pottery. In particular, a medieval ditch associated with the town wall appears to be located at the rear of the site.

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