House - medieval

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a fairly steep S-facing slope on the N bank of the River Boyne. Archaeological testing (98E0556) during 1998 uncovered archaeological features (Seaver 2000) that were further investigated in 2001 under the same licence (Clarke 2001; 2003). Beneath topsoil was an extensive layer of loamy clay containing a mixture of medieval and post-medieval pottery. Features revealed include evidence of two houses and two burgage plots with some cobbled surfaces. Further W than the house (ME036-048030-) a layer of cobbles, probably associated with the stone-walled burgage plot (ME036-048028-) sealed a silty clay layer which overlay the clay floor of a house. Beneath this was a medieval occupation layer with a wall at its N edge (Clarke 2001, 25-6).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 July 2019

References

Clarke, L. 2001 Further Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development at Abbey lane, Trim, Co. Meath. Licence No. 98E0556. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

Seaver, M. 2000 Abbey Lane, Trim: Urban medieval. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 1998: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 167-8, No. 527. Bray, Wordwell

Clarke, L. 2003 Friar’s Park, Abbey Lane, Trim: Urban medieval. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 337-8, No. 527. Bray, Wordwell