Flat cemetery

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 Tinnacross 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 69-70). It is situated on a level landscape with a small NE-SW stream c. 150m to the NW. It was completely excavated (E4229) by M. McNamara when three cremation pits, two with possible marker-posts, were recorded within 1.5-2.5m of each other. The pits (dims 0.65m x 0.65m; D 0.1m: 0.82m x 0.75m; D 0.15m: 0.4m x 0.25m; DS 0.12m) contained burnt bone and flecks of charcoal. The second and third burials were cut by oval pits (dims 0.75m x 0.82m; D 0.15m: 0.9m x 0.75m; D 0.2m) and a third pit (dims 1.15m x 0.65m; D 0.4m) was c. 5m to the NW. Two of the cremation pits have post-holes adjacent that might have been used to mark the graves. The charcoal spread (WX020-078----) is c. 90m to the E. (Hardy 2012; McNamara 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 Unpublished.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).

Hardy, C. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4229, Tinnacross 2. Stage (III) Post-excavation assessment report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

McNamara, M. 2013 Tinnacross 2. Cremation burial-pits, marker post- or stake-hole, pits, post-medieval linear features. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 263, No. 825. Dublin. Wordwell.