Quay

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.