Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

ntified in centre-line testing (E4110) in advance of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy road scheme and set aside for resolution as Ballycarrigeen Lower 1 (Hardy et al. 2010, 57-8). It is situated in a slight col between a rising incline to the SE and a slight rise c. 500m to the W. It was excavated (E4231) by M. McNamara who uncovered burnt stone material (dims 11.3m plus; x c 1.9m; T 0.06m) in three related deposits with a subrectangular trough (dims 1.98m x 1.2m; D 0.2m) beneath. The upper levels of the mound were disturbed by drains and there was a NE-SW depression (Wth 2.2-3.2m; D 0.1-0.4m; exposed L 5.72m) that can be interpreted as modern disturbance. A sample from the trough produced a C14 date of Cal. BC 1426-1268. Fulacht fia (WX011-071----) is c. 55m to the WNW and fulacht fia (WX011-073----) is c. 100m to the SW. (McNamara 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 26 November, 2013

References

McNamara, M. 2013 Ballycarrigeen Lower 1. Burnt-stone spread, trough, sublinear feature and modern drain. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 214-15, No. 682. Dublin. Wordwell.

McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4231, Ballycarrigeen Lower 1. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

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 Unpublished.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).