House - medieval

The National Monuments Service's description

Partially excavated (00E0471) as part of the N25 Wexford to New Ross re-alignment. The moated site (WX036-079001-) has the remains of a wooden house in the interior. This is defined by wide, shallow foundation trenches providing uncertain dimensions for the house. A hearth in the N extremity of the structure produced a C14 date of cal AD 1400-1450, but a second more central hearth is more likely to be primary and there was evidence of the destruction of the building which produced a C14 date of cal AD 1318-1450 (Eogan and Kelly 2016, 222). (Tierney and Johnston 2006, 10, 11; Tierney 2009, 193-4)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of revised upload: 1 February, 2017

References

Tierney, M. and Johnston, P. 2006 Archaeological excavation report, Carrowreagh (sic) N25 Harristown to Rathsillagh, Co. Wexford. Medieval moated site and pottery kiln. Licence No. 00E0471. Unpublished report, Eachtra Archaeological Projects.

Tierney, M. 2009 16. Excavating feudalism? A medieval moated site at Carrowreagh (sic), Co. Wexford. In C. Corlett and M. Potterton (eds.), Rural settlement in medieval Ireland in the light of recent archaeological excavations, 189-200. Dublin. Wordwell.

Eogan, J. and Kelly, B. 2016. 'New Roads to Medieval Wexford.' in I. Doyle, and B. Browne Medieval Wexford: essays in memory of Billy Colfer, 211-40. Dublin, Four Courts Press