Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Clonhasten, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonhasten
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50443, -6.54054
- SMR number
- WX020-033003-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in a broad col with Vinegar Hill c. 900m to the WSW and a lower hill c. 750m to the ENE. Archaeological testing (06E1184) around the enclosure (WX020-033001-) produced evidence of a burnt mound (diam. c. 3m) c. 130m ESE of the enclosure. (McLoughlin 2007, 4-5).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 6 June, 2012
References
McLoughlin, C. 2007 Archaeological assessment report, Clonhasten, Co. Wexford. Unpublished report. Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.