County: Waterford Site name: Newtown
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 10E0200
Author: Tony Cummins, for John Cronin & Associates, West Point Trade Centre, Ballincollig, Cork.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 656753m, N 600003m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.148959, -7.170711
Test-trenching was carried out as part of a pre-development assessment of the lands to be impacted on by a nursing home development at Newtown House, Tramore. The late 18th-century house is listed in the Waterford County Council’s Record of Protected Structures (RPS 264) but is not included in the RMP for the county. The construction of the 18th-century house, in conjunction with modern extensions, outbuildings, swimming pool, tennis court and tree planting, has caused significant disturbance of the soil profiles within the site. No archaeological deposits or artifacts were identified in the test-trenches.
