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Flat cemetery

Ask, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Flat cemetery, Ask, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ask
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.69899, -6.26248
SMR number
WX007-069----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This site was excavated (E3497) during 2005 as Site 37 of the N11 Gorey to Arklow link. Situated on the lower SW-facing slope of Ask Hill. Sixty pits were excavated in an area of c. 2000 square metres, but most of the features were in a small area (dims c. 20m N-S; c. 14m E-W) at the centre. The pits varied in size from a small pit (dims 0.4m x 0.23m; D 0.3m) to the largest (dims 3m x 5m; D 0.3m). Many of the pits, but not all, contained burnt material including burnt bone in varying quantities. Some pits had smashed prehistoric pottery, but glass beads and post-medieval pottery were also recovered. Fifty three post-holes and 150 stake-holes were also recorded, mostly at the centre of the site. No patterns were discernible in the stake-holes, but some of the posts may have marked particular pits, while others may have created features used in the cemetery. Mound (WX007-020001-) is c. 150m to the SW. (Martin 2008)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 16 March, 2012

References

Martin, K. 2008 Site 37, Ask. Prehistoric pits, post- and stake-holes. In I. Bennett. Excavations 2005. Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 390-1, No. 1603. Wordwell, Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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