What is recorded here

Excavation is a substantial water-filled ditch running parallel to Main Street in County Kildare. Discovered in 1995 beside thirty-six medieval pits, its two-metre depth and ceramic fragments date it to the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The clear defensive shape suggests the town once kept intruders at a dangerous distance.

In 1995, archaeological trial trenching (O’Donovan 1996. Excavation Licence No. 95E0265) in advance of a proposed Local Authority development revealed a segment of a substantial ditch and some 36 medieval pits (KD040-002044-). The ditch (Wth 2m; min. D 2m) ran N-S (traced L c. 25m) parallel to Main St. and produced pottery dating to the 13th or 14th-century. The presence of silt implies that it once carried water and suggests that it may have functioned as a defensive feature. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 January 2013

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