County: Dublin Site name: Athgoe Road, Newcastle
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU020–003, DU021–017 Licence number: 07E0018
Author: Rob Lynch, Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, 120B Greenpark Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Site type: Medieval
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 725474m, N 722112m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.234556, -6.120434
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.
