Viking houses from 1070 found in Cork dig at former Beamish & Crawford brewery
Archeologist says city as old as Waterford but Norsemen landed on Suirside earlier
Thu, May 24, 2018, 01:06
Barry Roche
Excavations at a former brewery in Cork have uncovered the foundations of 19 wooden Viking age houses from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Some of the structures date back to 1070, making them 30 years older than any housing previously excavated in the city.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/viking-houses-from-1070-found-in-cork-dig-at-former-beamish-crawford-brewery-1.3506033The dig at the former Beamish & Crawford factory also found three stone walls and a doorway from St Laurence’s Church, dating back to the 13th century.
