Kiln

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 Mountgeorge 7 (Hardy et al. 2010, 55). It is situated at the bottom of a NW-facing slope with a small NE-SW stream c. 45m to the NW. It was completely excavated (E4173) by M. McNamara when a kiln came to light. It was keyhole-shaped (dims 5m NE-SW; 2.2-2.8m NW-SE; max. D 0.45m), with a drying chamber at SW that may have been stone-lined, a flue, and a firing-chamber at the NE end. Some pottery of Middle Bronze Age character was recovered from the upper levels of the kiln, and C14 determinations of cal. BC 1630-1454 were achieved by samples of oak from the kiln. (McNamara 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload; 26 November, 2013

References

McNamara, M. 2013 Mountgeorge 7. Kiln with pottery and pits or post-holes. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 254-5, No. 797. Dublin. Wordwell.

McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4173, Mountgeorge 7. 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 Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).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 Unpublished.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).