County: Dublin Site name: BALGRIFFIN PARK
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E0212 ext.
Author: Gill McLoughlin, IAC Ltd.
Site type: Designed landscape - formal garden
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 721624m, N 740949m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.404658, -6.170853
During monitoring of a large residential development at Balgriffin Park in July 2007 (previously tested by Tim Coughlan, Excavations 2005, No. 384), a number of post-medieval garden features were discovered within the southern section of the development area. These were subject to excavation and consisted of a section of well-constructed stone pathway and the remains of foundations likely to be associated with a greenhouse and a well, all of which were located within the remains of a walled garden. No other features or artefacts of archaeological potential were discovered.
A significant portion of the wall surrounding the garden was still intact during excavation works and was constructed of red brick, although it was very overgrown in places. Although this garden is within the townland of Balgriffin, it was associated with Newgrove House, which stood within its own demesne to the south of Balgriffin Park. The first-edition OS map shows access from Newgrove to the garden past a number of small outbuildings, as well as access from the road to the east. The northern wall of the garden is located along the boundary with the original demesne of Balgriffin Park.
120B Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
