8. A replacement building was erected on the site of Belfast Castle only to be dismantled in 1503 by Gerald, Earl of Kildare. Another structure was then built by the local people which Gerald destroyed in 1512. Recent archaeological excavations inside the former Woolworth's building beside Castle Place discovered a "gully trench" with medieval pottery dating the bottom-most strata highlighting physical evidence that had until then been relatively absent for medieval occupation of the town. The discoveries would have been situated on the south bank of the River Farset. Timbers were also recovered from the Ann Street end of the building which dated to the 16th century.