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Quay

Moneymore, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Quay, Moneymore, County Louth, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Moneymore
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.71348, -6.35055
SMR number
LH024-041082-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Pre-development excavations (Excavation Licence number 99E0242) uncovered an enclosed harbour of 13th century date, consisting of a timber revetment (LH024-041081-), masonry quay and harbour walls, a walled dock and a masonry structure possibly either a crane or tower base. The harbour walls were internally battered with an entrance gap clearly visible in the S facing section. Reclamation and filling in of the harbour area took place sometime during the mid to late 14th or early 15th century. A very large assemblage of artefacts was recovered including leather shoes, belts, scabbards and end pieces, local glazed ware pottery along with English and French imports, metal nails, pins, a ring brooch and numerous ship timbers. (Conway 2002, 217-20)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 20 June 2013

References

Conway, M. 2002 Caffrey's monumental works, Dyer Street, Drogheda. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 217-20 (656). Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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