- 52A-54A South Main Street, Wexford, Wexford

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Wexford Site name: 52A-54A South Main Street, Wexford

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 14E0016

Author: Emmet Stafford

Site type: Urban medieval

Period/Dating:

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.  

Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology, Moonrise Farmhouse, Coolballow, Drinagh, Wexford.