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Probable riverine revetment fence partially excavated by Claire Cotter (06E0712) and Denis Shine (06E0712 ext.) at 44-8 Kieran Street, within the Hightown of Kilkenny and 20m NE of St Mary's parish church (KK019-026115-) (Clutterbuck 2009, 275; Cotter 2009, 275-7; Cotter and Shine 2010, 14; Shine 2011, 210-12). The earliest features identified in the excavation comprised a series of SE-NW orientated post-holes, stake-holes and two slot-trenches (L 3.9m and 3.2m) that cut into the glacial boulder clay and were sealed beneath a post-medieval wall and a cobbled road of probable 13th/14th-century date. The features were interpreted as representing the original river defences of the W bank of the River Nore, prior to its reclamation and the construction of St Kieran Street in the 13th century (Cotter 2009, 276; Cotter and Shine 2010, 14; Ó Drisceoil 2003). They may also represent an early boundary for the NE precinct of St Mary's church as medieval burials, part of the graveyard (KK019-026156-) of St Mary's, were excavated directly to its W (Shine 2011). The fence was only partially excavated and further remains are likely to extend to the NW and SE of the excavation site.
Compiled by: Cóilín Ó Drisceoil
Date of upload: 14 December 2020
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