2014:631 - WEXFORD: 52A-54A South Main Street, Wexford
County: Wexford
Site name: WEXFORD: 52A-54A South Main Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 14E0016
Author: Emmet Stafford, Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology
Author/Organisation Address: Moonrise Farmhouse, Coolballow, Drinagh, Wexford
Site type: Historic town
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 704860m, N 621704m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.336911, -6.461265
Testing, monitoring and excavation was carried out in advance of development at a site on South Main Street in January and February 2014. Prior to development the site was mostly occupied by standing buildings. A series of large medieval rubbish pits was uncovered and excavated. The pits contained animal bone, shell and medieval pottery.