Gatehouse

The National Monuments Service's description

Roscommon town (RO039-043----) appears to have been defended, but no walls survive and their course is unknown, but a gate at the S end of Main St. survived as late as the early 19th century and appears on maps by Francis Plunkett (1736) (Bradley and Dunne 1988a, 91) and D. A. Beaufort (1808) (Siggins 1998b). Archaeological monitoring (19E0428) by P. Walsh of the trench for a water-pipe on Main St at the junction with Church St and Goff St identified on the E side of the trench what is probably a medieval wall just 0.2m below the road surface. Its width could not be gauged but the wall face extended along the trench (L 5.5m) and beyond its depth (D 0.96m). The earlier water-pipe took advantage of the passage of the town gate at this point. (Walsh 2012, 13)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 3 August 2021

References

Siggins, A. 1998b DAB's visit to Roscommon town in 1808. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society, vol. 7, 24-5.

Walsh, P. 2021 Report on Archaeological Monitoring at Goff Street to Athlone Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon. Licence: 19E0428. Unpublished report: Archaeological Management Solutions

Bradley, J. and Dunne, N. 1988a Urban archaeological survey - county Roscommon. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.