Excavation - miscellaneous

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 7 (Hardy et al. 2010, 61). It is situated at the bottom of a NW-facing slope with a small NE-SW stream c. 60m to the NW as it begins to turn W. It was completely excavated (E4224) by M. McNamara as a subcircular pit (dims 3.6m x 2.6m; D 2.5m) with a flat base that naturally filled with water and had 12 layers. The lowest contained wood, while that above it might represent a base of flagstones. The two layers above this contained wood and the pit may have been a well with a collapsed lining. Most of the fills above this represented slippage. One layer had charcoal, burnt bone and stones, which produced a C14 date of cal. AD 673-775. The two layers above this filled most of the pit and my represent deliberate closure. There were two smaller pits (dims 1m x 0.7m; D 0.35m: 0.64m x 0.6m; D 0.25m) c. 4m to the E. The only finds were burnt animal bones. (McNamara 2012; 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 Unpublished.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. 2013 Ballycarrigeen Lower 7. Pits and modern drain. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 216-17, No. 688. Dublin. Wordwell.

McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4224, Ballycarrigeen Lower 7. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).