2007:1818 - KILBARRY: Lacken Road, Waterford

In June and July 2007 the topsoil was stripped under archaeological supervision from a light industrial development site at Kilbarry, Waterford. The site included a sensitive archaeological area close to the core of a medieval preceptory. In part of this area medieval layers were buried deep under a 20th-century dump and overburden, and were not exposed. Elsewhere archaeological features were recorded, and limited archaeological investigation was carried out.

Two ranges of medieval buildings were identified, one of mortared stone and the other of timber. An outlying timber building was suggested to the south, overlying an early approach road. Isolated fire-spots to the east, associated with roof-slate fragments, may be the minimal remains of medieval and early post-medieval houses. Groups of straight linear ditches represent medieval and post-medieval land enclosure, aligned with the medieval ranges.

Relatively high finished floor levels and ground levels in the development will ensure that most archaeological material will remain undisturbed.