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Burnt mound

Ramstown Lower, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Ramstown Lower, 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
Ramstown Lower
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.67154, -6.29890
SMR number
WX007-085007-

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Archaeological testing (12E0306) in an area of c. 7 ha (c. 18acres) c. 250m WSW of the core of Gorey town (WX007-033----) identified and excavated two fulachta fia, three burnt mounds, a spit and a corn-drying kiln. This burnt mound (visible dims 8.2m WNW-ESE; 5m NNE-SSW; max. T 0.42m) in Area G was on the NE side of a small E-W stream or drain and 72m E of fulacht fia (WX007-085002-). Two layers containing burnt stone were partially excavated, but no features were recorded. A sample from the lower layer produced a C14 date of 2280-2035 Cal. BC. The unexcavated portion of this monument is preserved beneath an access road. (Bailey 2013, 11, 12) See this web-paged accessed on 18 September, 2015. http://www.excavations.ie/report/2012/Wexford/0023614/

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 29 September, 2015

References

Bailey, F. 2013 Final report on archaeological excavations at Gorey Corporation Lands and Ramstown Lower, Co. Wexford. Licence No. 12E0306. Unpublished report. Irish Archaeological Consultancy

Nearby in the register

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

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