House - medieval

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the crest of a NE-facing slope and c. 4m SE of St. Vogue's church (WX053-025002-) within the enclosure (WX053-035003-). Excavation (E000143) revealed a rectangular house (ext. dims 5.4m N-S; 4.5m E-W; int. dims 4.8m N-S; 3.3m E-W) defined by the remains of double-faced stone walls (Wth 0.5-1m) that were probably clay-built above the foundations, but its S end is truncated by a later E-W wall. An entrance at E is suggested by additional paving in this area and the recovery of a spud-stone, but there is no evidence of a hearth. The house is associated with fragments of walls sub-dividing the interior of the enclosure. The ceramics associated with this house suggest a later medieval date and they were recovered in deposits with a large content of limpet and periwinkle shells (O’Kelly et al. 1975, 30-4).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 9 April, 2014

References

O'Kelly, M.J., Lynch, A. and Cahill, M. 1975 Archaeological survey and excavation of St Vogue's church, enclosure and other monuments at Carnsore, Co. Wexford. Unpublished report, Dept. of Archaeology, University College Cork.