Wood Quay

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Wood Quay is a historic riverside area in central Dublin, Ireland, best known as the site of major Viking archaeological discoveries and the later construction of Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices.

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Wood Quay canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
riverside area
adjacentTo Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Fishamble Street
Winetavern Street
containsBuilding Dublin City Council Civic Offices
country Ireland
earliestSignificantOccupationCentury 9th century
governedBy Dublin City Council
hasArchaeologicalFind Viking artefacts
Viking houses
medieval street patterns
hasArchaeologicalSiteType urban excavation site
hasCivicFunction seat of Dublin City Council administration
hasCurrentUse civic administration area
office district
tourist interest area
hasHeritage Viking settlement remains
hasHistoricFunction riverfront quay
hasNameLanguage English
hasTransportAccess Dublin Bus services
hasUrbanCharacter mixed-use area
hasViewOf River Liffey
heritageControversy demolition of Viking remains for civic offices
knownFor Dublin City Council Civic Offices
Viking archaeological discoveries
locatedIn Dublin
Dublin city centre
linked to: Dublin
locatedInAdministrativeArea Dublin 8
locatedOnWaterbody River Liffey
near Dublin Castle
Temple Bar
linked to: Temple Bar district
partOf Dublin city
linked to: Dublin

historic core of Dublin
significantEvent construction of Dublin Civic Offices
large-scale archaeological excavations in the 1970s
timePeriodOfMajorOccupation Viking Age

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Christchurch Place near Wood Quay
Fishamble Street near Wood Quay
Winetavern Street runsTo Wood Quay
River Liffey quays hasPart Wood Quay