Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Ballygullen (gorey By., Balloughter Ed), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygullen (gorey By., Balloughter Ed)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.62709, -6.36877
- SMR number
- WX011-072----
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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
Identified in centre-line testing (E4110) in advance of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy road scheme and set aside for resolution as Ballygullen 5 (Hardy et al. 2010, 43). It is situated just off a small plateau on the N side and was completely excavated (E4172) by B. Sutton when a burnt mound (dims 10.1m E-W; 8.2m N-S; max. D 0.33m) that covered a shallow subrectangular trough (dims 2.45m N-S; 1.54m E-W; max. D 0.15m) with a stake-hole at each corner and the shadow of planks on the base was recorded. A group of stake-holes immediately outside to the S and SW may represent a wind-break. The mound was disturbed by modern tillage features. The fulacht fia (WX011-071----) is c. 65m to the SW and fulacht fia (WX011-070----) is c. 150m to the NE in Ballinclay townland. (McNamara 2011; Sutton 2013)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26 November, 2013
References
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 Unpublished.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).
Sutton, B. 2013 Ballygullen 5: burnt mound. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 224, No. 707. Dublin. Wordwell.
McNamara, M. 2011 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4172, Ballygullen 5. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.