2020:525 - CARLOW: Presentation Building Library and Cultural Hub, Tullow Street, Carlow
County: Carlow
Site name: CARLOW: Presentation Building Library and Cultural Hub, Tullow Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: CW007-018
Licence number: 20E0630
Author: James Hession, Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 2, Europa Enterprise Park, Midleton, Co. Cork
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 672228m, N 676689m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.836300, -6.928013
A programme of archaeological test trenching was carried out to the rear of the former Presentation Convent buildings, Tullow Street, Carlow. Testing identified the remnants of a 19th-century concrete surface/pathway in Test Trenches 4 and 6 and a network of linear (drainage) features in Test Trench 3. These findings are most likely associated with the footpaths and landscaped gardens of the Presentation Convent grounds as depicted on the second edition 1873 Ordnance Survey Mapping.
There was no evidence for any archaeological features or deposits dating earlier than 1800. In particular, there was no evidence to indicate any medieval occupation at or near the site nor was there any evidence for the presence of features relating to the medieval town defences.