Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Wexford
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.33675, -6.46104
- SMR number
- WX037-032022-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Archaeological testing (02E1167) at the rear of Nos 56-60 on the W side of South Main St. recorded seven circular pits (dims 1.4m x 0.86m; D 0.57m to 2m x 1.9m; D 0.85m) in a concentrated area. As well as animal bone and industrial waste the pits contained a rich selection of medieval wares including South Leinster and Wexford wares as well as Ham Green, Redcliffe, Minty and Saintonge imports. (Kiely and Lyttleton 2004)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 December, 2012
References
Kiely, J. and Lyttleton, J. 2004 56-60 Main St. South, Wexford. Urban medieval. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 523, No. 1935. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.