County: Wexford Site name: FERNS
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: Mr. D. Sweetman, National Parks and Monuments Branch, Office of Public Works
Site type: Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
Period/Dating: Late Medieval (AD 1100-AD 1599)
ITM: E 700129m, N 650045m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.592447, -6.522158
Excavation was undertaken at Ferns Castle for a period of six weeks in 1974. The modern ball alley was removed from the south side of the castle and the area of rock cut fosse underneath it was partially excavated. The fill of the fosse contained some C13th southwest French polychrome ware, a few sherds of Ham Green ware and a large quantity of native pottery. Most of the native ware was of late 13th century date. There were however a few sherds of late medieval ware and some post-medieval pottery.
