Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
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
- 52.70367, -6.26216
- SMR number
- WX007-075----
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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 (E3501) during 2005 as a part of Site 41 of the N11 Gorey to Arklow link. Located on a slight shelf on the lower W-facing slope of Ask Hill. An extensive burnt mound (dims 10m x 8.5m; T 0.4m) overlay a rectangular, flat-bottom trough (dims. 2.26m NE-SW; 1.44m NW-SE; D 0.35m) with hints of planking. There were groups of stake-holes outside the N and E angles and outside the SW side. A large pit (dims 3.7m x 3.3m ; D 1.15m) just to the NW was used to collect excess water and might also have had planking on the sides. Fulacht fia (WX007-074001-) is c. 100m to the S. (Bower 2008)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 March, 2012
References
Bower, N. 2008 N11 Gorey to Arklow link: Archaeogical Resolution. Final Report A003/045 E3501 Site 41, Ask Townland, Co. Wexford. Unpublished report: V. J. Keeley Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Furnaceunder 1 mi
- House - Neolithicunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.