House — medieval in Waterford City

Between Peter St. and High St. a group of six medieval plots which were isolated from street frontages (called 'Insula North' in Hurley et al. 1997) were found with evidence for houses at Levels 4 and 5 (D of stratigraphy 0.9m at E to 2.4m at W) dating from the 11th to the late 12th century. Six sill-beam houses and one stone and timber house (int. dims. c. 7.5m N-S; 4.5m E-W) were also excavated. The latter was constructed around a mortared stone wall (T 0.85m; max. surviving H 0.85m), with an outer timber framework on the long walls which is an original feature. Five N-S joists supported a wooden floor which survived almost complete, and oak timbers provided dendrochronological dates ranging from the late 11th to the mid-12th century. (McCutcheon and Hurley 1997, 154-64) McCutcheon, S.W.J and Hurley, M. (1997) 'Section 6 (iv) Catalogue of houses (c) Insula North' in M. Hurley et al. (1997) Late Viking age and medieval Waterford: excavations 1986-92, 154-164. 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