Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Exploring Waterford City's Late Medieval Defences
Waterford Archaeological &
Historical Society
Exploring Waterford City’s Late
Medieval Defences
Thursday 10th August 2017
Our walk will focus on the
archaeology and defences of the medieval city suburb of St. John’s. WAHS has
been given access to St Martin's Gate, the principal entry point to the
medieval city from the southwest, this site is not normally open to the public.
On the walk we will also encounter many other upstanding remains that have
survived in this historic City quarter, including the medieval John's Bridge
and the remains of John's Gate, the city wall and a number of its impressive
towers, the sites of St Stephen’s Church and the Leper House and the Elizabethan
Aylward House. Our guide Ben Murtagh will not only explain the significance of
the upstanding remains but will also reveal what has been learnt about the
development of the medieval city from a number of archaeological excavations
that have been carried out in this part of Waterford over the past three
decades.
Meeting place: Apple Market, under
the new canopy (opposite Babycare)
Time: 7 pm
Cost: Members free, non-members €5.00
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