Fulacht fia

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 Carrigeen 1 (Hardy et al. 2010, 62). It is situated on a slight SW-facing slope with a small E-W stream immediately to the S. It was excavated (E4256) by M. McNamara who uncovered an upper layer of burnt stone material (dims 9.12m x 6.65m; max. T 0.35m) and a lower deposit (dims 13.25m x 9.98m; max. T 0.33m) that overlay a subcircular trough (dims 3m x 2.1m) with a stepped base (D 0.35-0.78m). There were 12 stake-holes in the sides of the trough, largely on the S side where a palaeochannel was sampled parallel with the existing stream. Four stake-holes just N of the trough may represent a wind-break. Six pits (dims 0.5m x 0.35m; D 0.14m to 2.1m x 1.65m; D 0.35m) were excavated outside the extent of the burnt mound. A sample from the upper fill of the trough produced a C14 date of Cal. BC 1188-976. The fulacht fia (WX015-075----) is c. 235m to the WSW in Knockavocka townland. (McNamara 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 26 November, 2013

References

McNamara, M. 2013 Carrigeen. Burnt-stone spread, trough and stake-holes, pits, post-holes and palaeochannel. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 231, No. 730. Dublin. Wordwell.

McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4256, Carrigeen 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 Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).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 Unpublished.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).