Midden

The National Monuments Service's description

Excavated completely (00E0471) as part of the investigation of the moated site (WX036-079001-) on the N25 Wexford to New Ross re-alignment. Outside the NE moat and about 10m NE of the kiln (WX036-079002-) was an area where occupation deposits containing ceramic waste and one small semi-circle of stake-holes representing a temporary shelter were recovered. This area is likely to have been the location of a midden and dung-heap, and it produced a calibrated C14 date of cal. AD 1297-1431 (Eogan and Kelly 2016, 218). The area was bordered at N by an E-W ditch that contained ceramic waste and turned N at its E end. (Tierney 2002; 2009, 194-5; Tierney and Johnston 2006, 14, 15)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 1 February, 2017

References

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

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.

Tierney, M. 2002 Carrowreagh (sic). Medieval moated site. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 351-2, No. 1047. Bray, Wordwell.

Tierney, M. and Johnston, P. 2006 Archaeological excavation report Carrowreagh N25 Harristown to Rathsillagh Co. Wexford. Medieval moated site and pottery kiln. Eachtra Archaeological Projects. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 00E0471.