County: Dublin Site name: NEWCASTLE: Athgoe Road
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU020–003 and DU021–017 Licence number: 07E0018
Author: Rob Lynch, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: Castle - motte and Well
Period/Dating: Medieval (AD 400-AD 1600)
ITM: E 699751m, N 728769m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.299813, -6.503520
Testing was undertaken at the site of a proposed single residential development located in the north-eastern corner of Newcastle Demesne, c. 280m east of Newcastle House. Newcastle Demesne itself falls within the RMP constraint area of Newcastle town. Test-trenching took place on 19 January 2007 and a total of four trenches were excavated within the area of proposed development. Trench 1 was located to the east of the proposed development, Trench 2 to the south, Trench 3 in the centre and Trench 4 at the north end of the site.
Testing revealed the presence of a number of furrows and linear features of possible medieval date. Within these features a number of pottery sherds were discovered including possible Leinster ware, Ham Green ware, two undatable sherds and butchered animal bone.
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