County: Tipperary Site name: 4 Morton Street, Clonmel
Sites and Monuments Record No.: TS083–019 Licence number: 07E0850
Author: John Tierney, Eachtra Archaeological Projects, Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Kinsale Road, Cork.
Site type: Urban, medieval
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 620145m, N 622590m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.354532, -7.704266
After an initial assessment (McQueen 2006) it was decided to carry out test-trenching in advance of development for an extension to the north-east of the building as part of a day centre. The site is within the zone of archaeological potential for Clonmel town. It has been suggested (Farrelly and Fitzpatrick 1993, Map 11a) that a length of wall ran roughly east-north-east to west-south-west between North Gate and Mary’s Gate. This wall possibly runs through the proposed development site, less than 10m south of, and parallel to, the southern edge of Morton Street.
Seven test-trenches were excavated on the footprint of the proposed development. Most of the walls recorded in the test-trenches were post c.1850 in date. It was not possible to assign dates to one wall and one pit at the west end of the site. The town wall was not recorded in any of the test-trenches. It may have been destroyed during previous phases of construction works associated with the construction of an orphanage.
It was recommended that all ground-disturbance works at the north end of the site should be monitored during construction works.
References
Farrelly, J. and Fitzpatrick, E. 1993 Urban archaeological survey: County Tipperary South Riding, vols. 1 and 2. Archaeological Survey of Ireland, Office of Public Works, Dublin.
McQueen, A. 2006 Archaeological Desktop Assessment, No. 4 Morton Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished Eachtra Archaeological Projects report submitted to the DoEHLG.
