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Burnt mound

Ballycarrigeen Lower, County Wexford, Ireland

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Townland
Ballycarrigeen Lower
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56811, -6.44787
SMR number
WX015-071----

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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 Ballycarrigeen Lower 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 58). It is situated in a slight col between a rising incline to the SE and a slight rise c. 460m to the W. It was completely excavated (E4232) by M. McNamara who uncovered a layer of burnt stone material (dims c. 8.4m x c. 5.3m; T 0.3m), but no trough was recorded in the excavated area. Fulacht fia (WX011-072----) is c. 55m to the ESE and fulacht fia (WX011-073----) is c. 105m to the S. (McNamara 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of uplaod: 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 Unpublished.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).

McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4232, Ballycarrigeen Lower 2. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

McNamara, M. 2013 Ballycarrigeen Lower 2. Burnt-stone spread. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 215, No. 683. Dublin. Wordwell.

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