2013:446 - Greystone Street, Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary

Monitoring was requested as part of a grant of planning of the redevelopment of a supermarket site at Greystone Street, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary. The site was located adjacent to the Historic Town of Carrick-on-Suir (TS085-004). The site lay to the west of the West Gate of the historic core of the medieval town. The nearest known monument is a tower-house (TS085-004008), later the site of the tholsol.

The initial ground disturbance involved the excavation of a trail pit on the north-western side of the supermarket. A stone wall was identified in the pit and while this remained undisturbed, it was signalled as a potential archaeological feature, requiring further examination when ground works took place.

The former ESB building fronting Greystone Street was demolished to ground level and part of the wall to the west of the Credit Union was also demolished to foundation level. Both of these structures were of modern construction and there was no impact on features of historical or archaeological importance.

Ground works commenced in the area to the north-west of the supermarket on 19 May 2013. The area was cleared of the modern tarmac surface. Beneath the tarmac a layer of rubble contained material of 19^th- and 20^th-century date, including iron items, glass bottles, broken earthenware and willow-pattern chinaware.

A blocked-up doorway was noted on the north-south running wall. The eastern and northern stone walls, including that seen in the test pit, remained in situ. The modern surface was removed to a depth of 0.7m over much of the area. In one area the ground was excavated to a depth of c. 1m. In this area the soil profile was as follows: tarmac surface, introduced hardcore fill, gravel, stone and demolition rubble containing material of 19^th- and 20^th-century date.

No finds or features of archaeological significance were present.

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