Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hearth
Toom, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toom
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52569, -6.51501
- SMR number
- WX020-101----
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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 set aside for resolution as Toom 4 (Hardy et al. 2010, 75). It is situated towards the top of a slight S-facing slope. Excavation (E4339) by L. Barker recorded a single hearth (dims 0.88m x 0.8m; T 0.24m) with a concave base containing two fills of sandy clay with charcoal that are best interpreted as a hearth. No artefacts were recovered and no date can be attributed to it. The pits and post-holes (WX020-100----) are c. 140m to the NNE. (Mulcahy and McNamara 2012; Barker 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 Unpublished.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. and McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4339, Toom 4. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).
Barker, L. 2013 Toom 4. Hearth. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 264, No. 829. Dublin. Wordwell.
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