Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Habitation site
Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterford City
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26092, -7.10979
- SMR number
- WA009-005044-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Excavation by S. Stevens at Exchange St./High St. in 1984-5 exposed 17th-century features including a laneway, a courtyard with a well, ovens and a drainage system. Earlier material dating from the 12th to the 14th centuries, mainly comprising pits, trackways and hearths, was also uncovered (Stevens 1985a, 1985b; Youngs et al. 1985, 218-19).
Stevens, S. (1985a) A brief examination of a site at Coal Quay, Waterford city. Decies, No. 30, 43-54.
Stevens, S. (1985b) High Street/ Exchange Street. Medieval and post-medieval urban. In C. Cotter (ed.) Excavations 1985: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 38, No. 55.
Youngs, S. M., Clarke, J. and Barry, T. B. (1985) Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1984. Medieval Archaeology 29, 158-230.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
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- House - 16th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.