Excavation - miscellaneous

The National Monuments Service's description

Identified in centre-line testing (E4110) in advance of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy road scheme and set aside for resolution as Ballinclay 1 (Hardy et al. 2010, 38-9). It is situated on a S-facing slope and was completely excavated (E4179) by B. Sutton when a single pit (dims 1.9m x 1.7m; D 0.13m) with burning of its base was recorded. It was filled with a layer of charcoal and silt covered by a layer of silty clay with charcoal flecks. The primary fill produced a radiocarbon date of cal. AD 673-852. The unrelated fulacht fia (WX011-070----) is c. 150m to the SSE. (Hull 2012; Sutton 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upoad: 26 November, 2013

References

Hull, G. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4179, Ballinclay 1. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

Sutton, B. 2013 Ballinclay 1: single pit and modern features. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 213-14, No. 678. Dublin. Wordwell.

Hardy, C., Nugent, L., Homan Reid, R; O'Liathain, N; Whitty, Y.; and Coleman, C. 2010 N11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme. Archaeological Consultancy Services, Stage (1)a. E4110. Testing report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished. TVAS (Ireland).