2005:405 - CLONDALKIN: Belgard Castle, Belgare Road, Dublin

Belgard Castle is an Irish country house, largely dating from the second half of the 18th century, containing remains of a late medieval castle. Attached to the rear of the house are many stone outbuildings, mostly built around several irregular courtyards.

The features located during monitoring revealed post-medieval activity in the farmyard area consistent with the original function of the surrounding standing buildings. The 1864 OS map shows a mainly planted area, with farm buildings on the periphery. A series of post-medieval wall foundations were located in the area of the site on which a new office was built. The walls represented the remains of demolished farmyard outbuildings (e.g. a potting shed) and dividing walls. A flat, stone-lined drain culminating in a blackstone-built circular water collector was revealed. There were no finds.