2015:334 - HARRISTOWN, Wexford
County: Wexford
Site name: HARRISTOWN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: WX041-032
Licence number: 15E0339
Author: Catherine McLoughlin, Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology
Author/Organisation Address: Moonrise Farmhouse, Coolballow, Drinagh, Wexford
Site type: Habitation site
Period/Dating: Medieval (AD 400-AD 1600)
ITM: E 688727m, N 613797m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.268703, -6.700015
Testing was undertaken at a development site adjacent to the remains of a ringfort. A series of test trenches uncovered extensive medieval features including a bowl furnace, pits, gullies and a very large ditched feature, all of which contained locally produced medieval coarseware and some imported pottery.