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House - Neolithic

Ask, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - Neolithic, 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
52.70207, -6.26289
SMR number
WX007-073----

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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 (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 Ask, Co. Wexford Unpublished report: V. J. Keeley Ltd.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

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

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