Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Coolnahorna, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolnahorna
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53946, -6.55861
- SMR number
- WX020-086----
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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
Identified in centre-line testing (E4110) in advance of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy road scheme, and resolved by A. Mulcahy as Coolnahorna 4 (E4348) and was resolved during the cleaning stage (Hardy et al. 2010, 19-20). It is situated at the bottom of an E-facing slope with a small S-N stream c. 25m to the E. It proved to be two small spreads of broken and burnt stone (dims 1.5m x 0.7m; T 0.05m: 1.1m x 0.87m; T 0.15m) contained within a spread of compact grey clay (dims 2.7m x c. 2m; T 0.1m), but no features were associated with these deposits. (Hardy and Ruttle 2012; Mulcahy 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 Unpublished.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 Ruttle, E. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4348, Coolnahorna 4. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).
Mulcahy, A. 2013 Coolnahorna 4. Burnt-stone spread. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 235, No. 739. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
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- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.