County: Cork Site name: Maryborough House, Douglas
Sites and Monuments Record No.: CO074-89 Licence number: 14E0389
Author: Annette Quinn
Site type: Post-medieval structure
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 571021m, N 569169m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.873951, -8.420850
An archaeological and architectural assessment of a proposed development at Maryborough House (currently operating as the Maryborough Hotel and Spa), Douglas, Co. Cork was initially undertaken by Tobar Archaeological Services. Monitoring of ground works was subsequently carried out in compliance with the conditions of planning permission (Ref: 14/04571). The proposed development involved the construction of a single storey conservatory/pavilion structure with link corridor to the west side of Maryborough House which is both a recorded monument (CO074-89) and a protected structure (RPS 00479). Monitoring of ground works revealed a large slate dump in the area to the west of the house, indicating the removal of weather slate from the original house. A buried sill was also uncovered within this area, which further confirmed the presence originally of windows in the west elevation. No other archaeological finds, features or deposits were uncovered during monitoring. Architectural monitoring was also undertaken during the works which revealed the presence of a blocked window opening and other possible blocked windows in the west wall of the house.
Tobar Archaeological Services, Saleen, Midleton, Cork