County: Louth Site name: DROGHEDA: South Quay
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 03D0037 ext.
Author: Rex Bangerter, The Archaeological Diving Company Ltd.
Site type: Quay and Town defences
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 709107m, N 775015m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.713405, -6.347127
As part of the Lakelands development scheme, a follow-up archaeological impact assessment was undertaken of a 2.5m section of quay walling that became undermined following high tides in November 2004. The inspection area was at the location of a narrow section of the medieval town wall identified as an individual structure within the matrix of the present quayside. This section of medieval wall was located during previous assessment/recording of the quayside (Excavations 2003, No. 1240, 03D037, 03R052) undertaken by David McCullough between May and June 2003. The structure was found to have suffered large-scale collapse following river flooding and building works associated with the development. Assessment was undertaken on 6 December 2004.
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
