Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - Neolithic
Ask, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ask
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.70207, -6.26289
- SMR number
- WX007-073----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This site was excavated (E3499) during 2005 as Site 39 of the N11 Gorey to Arklow link. Located on the lower W-facing slope of Ask Hill. A slight slot-trench (Wth 0.18-0.4m; D 0.13-0.22m) enclosed a rectangular area (dims. 5.5m N-S; 4.4m E-W) which had an entrance (Wth c. 0.7m) on the W side flanked by post-holes. Each door-post had a companion and there are some possible corner posts. There were also two post-holes in the interior, but there was no evidence of a hearth. There was evidence of a post and plank construction in the slot-trench N of the entrance. No artefacts were recovered and the amount of charred grain suggests that it may have been a grain store that burnt down. Fulacht fia (WX007-074001-) is c. 100m to the NE. (Bower 2008)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 March, 2012
References
Bower, N. 2008 N11 Gorey to Arklow link: Archaeogical Resolution. Preliminary report AD03/035 E3499 Site 39. Ask, Co. Wexford Unpublished report: V. J. Keeley Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Furnaceunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.