ACA North Main Street
Statement of Character
Description of Area
1.69 In addition to its architectural significance, it is an area of the greatest historic and archaeological significance within the city’s boundaries and is therefore of civic importance for Cork. It is the site of the original medieval city with the present-day street and lane layout reflecting the early medieval burgage plots. The buildings are mainly of 18th and 19th Century origin built after the narrow medieval main street was widened. Beneath the current street and building fabric there is a rich archaeological repository of the City’s medieval past. The remains of the city wall are a recorded monument as is the entire below-ground archaeological zone.
1.68 The area is centred around North Main Street and part of South Main Street. It is bounded on the east by the rear of (but not including) the properties on Grand Parade, Cornmarket Street, on the west by Grattan Street, on the south by Hanover Street, and on the north by part of Bachelor’s and Kyrl’s Quays.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
Volume 3 I Part 1
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