County: Louth Site name: DUNDALK: 66–67 Park Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 7:119 Licence number: 98E0033
Author: Deirdre Murphy, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 704818m, N 807046m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.002005, -6.401135
The site at Park Street underwent archaeological assessment in advance of a proposed commercial development. The site lies within the former walled area of Dundalk.
Two test-trenches were excavated. Trench 1 was 13.8m long and was orientated north-west to south-east, perpendicular to Park Street. At the north-west end of the trench concrete 0.1m thick overlay sandy gravel in the base of the trench at 1.4m below ground level. At c. 6m south-east of the footpath a layer of sandy, red brick rubble containing 19th/20th-century pottery extended to a depth of 0.8m. This overlay a grey-green, silty clay with shell, animal bone and local medieval pottery.
Trench 2 was parallel to Trench 1 and was 15m long and 1.2m wide. A layer of red brick rubble 0.2m thick overlay brown loam with red brick fragments. This overlay a layer of yellow, sandy gravel, which contained large quantities of stone and was sterile. This extended to the base of the trench at 1.2m deep.
15 Trinity Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
