Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Medophall, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Medophall
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.60629, -6.38687
- SMR number
- WX016-046----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Identified in centre-line testing (E4110) in advance of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy road scheme and set aside for resolution as Medophall 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 46-7). It is situated on a slight N-facing slope and was completely excavated (E4253) by B. Sutton as a single layer of broken and burnt stone (dims 6.6m x 5.2m; T 0.45m) with no associated features. (McNamara 2011; Sutton 2013)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 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 Unpublished.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. 2011 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4253, Medophall 2. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).
Sutton, B. 2013 Medophall 2: burnt mound. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 252, No. 785. Dublin. Wordwell.
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