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Pit-burial

Askunshin, County Wexford, Ireland

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Townland
Askunshin
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52223, -6.60501
SMR number
WX019-034----

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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: 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 resolved (E4347) by A. Mulcahy as Askunshin 3 during the testing phase (Hardy et al. 2010, 121-2). It is located in a slight col between a low hill c. 860m to the NNW and a slight rise c. 250m to the SSE. It proved to be a single pit (dims 0.49m x 0.42m; D 0.08m) filled with two deposits, both containing burnt bone. The bone proved to be animal rather than human, but a sample from the lower fill produced a C14 determination of Cal. BC 1403-1262. The pits (WX019-035----) are c. 260m to the NE. (Mulcahy 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 28 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 Unpublished.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).

Mulcahy, A. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4347, Askunshin 3. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

Mulcahy, A. 2013 Askunshin 3. Cremation burial-pit. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: sumary accounts of archaological excavations in Irealnd, 213, No. 677. Dublin. Wordwell.

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