County: Wicklow Site name: Mooreshill, Killahurler, Arklow
Sites and Monuments Record No.: WI040-022001-3 Licence number: 19E0706
Author: Yvonne Whiitty
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 716851m, N 673789m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.802422, -6.267036
Test trenching took place at the site of a proposed development for a dormer style dwelling with garage, well, vehicular entrance, treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works at Mooreshill, Killahurler, Arklow, Co. Wicklow.
The proposed development site was located within the confines of WI040-022001 church, W1040-022001 graveyard and W1040-022003 ecclesiastical enclosure all in the townland of Mooreshill.
This is presumably Killahurler Parish Church and the original foundation may date back to the early medieval period. The original village of Killahurler may have been in Killahurler Upper which is some distance from the church in Mooreshill.
Several Christ Church Deeds call this the Church of Saint David. If so it is an early church site as there was a close connection between Saint David and Saint Aidan who founded a monastery at Ferns in the seventh century.
Eight test trenches were excavated within the footprint of the proposed development site. No finds or features of archaeological significance were exposed. No further archaeological mitigation is required for the development to proceed.
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