Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - medieval
Englishtown,limerick City, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Englishtown,limerick City
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.66968, -8.62513
- SMR number
- LI005-017125-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Three houses of late 12th / 13th century date identified during 1990-1 excavations of King John's Castle (LI005-017014-), the discovery of which was described by Wiggins (2001, 33) as following; 'The remains of both the ringwork (LI005-017124-) bank behind the retaining wall and the ditch in front of it were disturbed by the digging of countermines during the siege of 1642. In addition, the excavation was notable for the discovery of the earliest house sites relating to urban Limerick. The remains of three Ostman-type dwellings with characteristic sunken floors (Sunken-Featured Structures) were found in a line to the south of the ringwork ditch, and were constructed in the period following the departure of the Anglo Normans in 1176'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 28 November 2019
References
Wiggins, K. 2001 Anatomy of a siege. King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642. Wordwell. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.