County: Dublin Site name: Grangorman Print Workshop
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 20E0034
Author: Neil O'Flanagan
Site type: Post-medieval
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 714685m, N 735186m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.354436, -6.277260
Excavations from 3-13 March 2020 were undertaken in advance of proposed Grangegorman Printworks, on the site of what was a portion of the Richmond Female Penitentiary, constructed in the early part of the 19th century.
The excavation area comprised a cutting of 24m by 13m. The results corroborated the various historical and cartographic records of this portion of the penitentiary. Calp limestone foundations outlined a structure serving as a kitchen, and a surface of yellow sandstone slabs represented the kitchen yard. A surface of limestone rolled cobbles and brick foundations to the south reflected later extensions. The sole indication of prior settlement to the penitentiary comprised a shallow layer of clay overlying subsoil containing medieval and post-medieval pottery. The excavation was carried out on behalf of IAC Ltd, County Wicklow.
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