Antrim Castle Gardens

Gahan and Long carried out numerous excavations as part of the restoration of Antrim Castle Gardens.  These included the identification of structural elements within the Kitchen Gardens, the discovery of a former underground pump house and the excavation of the Barbican Gate wall.

Related Projects

Victoria Square

As part of the £200m Victoria Square scheme, Gahan and Long excavated the remains of the 19th century Mays dock, 16th century house plots and a late 14th century slipway.

Read More

Down High School, Downpatrick

The initial works of this scheme involved the excavation of a workhouse graveyard associated with the former Downpatrick workhouse and fever hospital.  The graveyard was in use from the 1840s/1850s until it reached capacity and...

Read More

Templepatrick Road, Ballyclare

Gahan and Long identified the remains of a probable Early Medieval rath site during pre-construction testing of the new Olar Valley residential development on the outskirts of Ballyclare.  Raths, also known as forts', 'forths' and...

Read More