House

Stone-walled houses seem to have become standard in Waterford from the mid-14th century, and the remains of ten late medieval and post-medieval houses were recovered by excavation of the area bounded by High St. and Peter St, Cook Lane and Arundel Square. The foundations of these late medieval/post-medieval houses were cut into the surface of the earlier stratified structures or the fill of medieval pits. The walls (Wth c. 0.8-1.2m) were very fragmentary and the full dimensions of the structures could not be recovered. (Scully 1997b) Scully, O.M.B. (1997a) 'Section 6:vi Late medieval and post-medieval stone Houses' in Hurley et al. (1997) Late Viking age and medieval Waterford: excavations 1986-92. Waterford Corporation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008