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 Ballynabarney 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 102-03). It is situated on a level landscape in the valley of the N-S River Slaney, with the river c. 250m to the W. It was excavated (E4208) by C. Hardy when about 14 pits produced a large quantity of prehistoric pottery, much of it Beaker, and all from only five of the pits. The pits (dims 0.33m x 0.29m; D 0.32m to 1.31m x 1.13m; D 0.33m) were dispersed about the excavated area (dims 41m x 21m) and belonged to the first phase of use. A second phase was represented by a double row (excavated L 26m; Wth 0.46m) of stake-holes (diam. c. 0.12m; D 0.07m) running NE-SW that formed a fence and extended to the SW outside the excavated area. Traces of a parallel line of stake-holes were recorded c. 5m to the SE. The pit (WX020-104----) is c. 145m to the W, and the pit (WX020-106----) is c. 150m to the ENE. (Hardy and Rajic, M. 2012; Hardy 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 Unpublished.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. 2013 Ballynabarney 2. Pits with prehistoric pottery and double row of stake-holes. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 225-6, No. 711. Dublin. Wordwell.

Hardy, C. and Rajic, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4208, Ballynabarney 2. Stage (III) Post-excavation assessment report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).