Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cremation pit
Coolnaveagh, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolnaveagh
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65904, -6.29056
- SMR number
- WX012-033002-
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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
Excavated (E3486) during 2005 by E. Moore as part of Site 21 at Coolnaveagh, which was one of the excavations undertaken in advance of the construction of the N11 Arklow-Gorey link-road. Situated on a slight E-facing slope with the canalised N-S Banoge River c. 100m to the E. A single pit (dims 1.23m NW-SE; 1.06m NE-SW; D 0.25m) contained three fills, two of which had cremated bone. The ring-ditch (WX012-033001-) is c. 60m to the WSW, fulacht fia (WX012-034003-) is c. 100m t the ESE and fulacht fia (WX012-034008-) is c. 55m to the NE with the rath (WX012-003----) c. 75m to the NE. (Moore 2008, 5)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 May, 2012
References
Moore, E. 2008 N11 Gorey to Arklow link: Archaeological ressolution. Preliminary report. E3486. Site 21-22, Coolnaveagh, Co. Wexford. Unpublished report. V.J. Keeley Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.