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 Myaugh 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 6-8). It is located on a slight S-facing slope, which had a small E-W stream c. 50m to the S that is now diverted into an E-W ditch c. 20m to the S. An extensive area was excavated (E4163) by M. McNamara when about 57 post-holes, 74 pits, two hearths and two possible cremation burials (dims 0.35m x 0.35m; D 0.04m: 0.48m x 0.42m; D 0.06m) were recorded. Worked and unworked flint, prehistoric pottery, hammer and rubbing stones and a saddle-quern were recovered throughout the site, and there were some very large pits (diam. 3.15m; D 0.72m: 5.8m x 3.33m; D 0.87m). Although the features probably represented domestic activity no structures were identified and further features could survive outside the excavated area. The burnt mounds (WX020-080001-; WX020-080002-) are c. 50-60m to the S. (Hardy and Rajic 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 Unpublished.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. and Rajic, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4163, Myaugh 2.Stage (III) Post-excavation Assessment Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

McNamara, M. 2013 Myaugh 2. Pits, post- and stake-holes. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 256-7, No. 804. Dublin. Wordwell.