Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Ramstown Lower, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ramstown Lower
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.66677, -6.29435
- SMR number
- WX012-040----
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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
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope and c. 15m from a small canalised NW-SE stream. Archaeological testing (20E0247) over a large area (dims c. 200mNE-SW; c. 130m NW-SE) identified a burnt mound as a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims c. 8m NE-SW; c. 6m NW-SE; max. D 0.35m). (McLoughlin 2020)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 17 December 2020
References
McLoughlin, C. 2020 Archaeological Assessment Report, Ramstown Lower, Gorey, Co. Wexford. Licence: 20E0247 Unpublished report, Stafford McLoughlin: Archaeology/Heritage/Conservation
Nearby in the register
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.