Building

The National Monuments Service's description

From April 1998 to January 1999 a new storm and foul network of pipes was laid in and around parts of the town of Cashel (Henry 2000, 190). A licence was held to monitor all ground disturbance works in association with this scheme (ibid.).
The area included a narrow lane which extends in a westerly direction away from the walled town and at right angles to the W of Camus Road (ibid. 191). In addition to the medieval deposits and cobbled surfaces a substantial wall (L 7m; average H 0.5m) was uncovered in section(ibid.). Though of medieval date, the wall was pre-dated by organic deposits and surfaces. It was not possible to determine the function of the wall though it has been suggested by the excavator that it is possibly the wall of a large extra-mural building (ibid.).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 31 July 2014

References

Henry, M. 2000 St Patricksrock/Ladyswell/Moor/St Dominicks Abbey/Cashel/Loughnafina/Green/Wailer's Lot/Ashwells Lot/Hore Abbey and country townlands, Cashel: Medieval and post-medieval town and vicinity of a Cistercian Abbey. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1998: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 190-92. Bray. Wordwell.