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 Ballydawmore 6 (Hardy et al. 2010, 83-4). It is situated at the bottom of a N-facing slope with a small S-N stream c. 130m to the W. Full excavation (E4266) by M. McNamara recorded an oval pit (dims 4.3m E-W; 1.35m N-S; D 0.14m) with two fills, the upper of which had charcoal. Three small pits (dims 0.35m x 0.22m; D 0.1m: 0.35m x 0.25m; D 0.08m: 0.45m x 0.3m; D 0.15m) and a post-hole were within 5-6m of the large pit. No artefacts were recovered but a sample from the upper fill of the large pit produced a C14 date of Cal. BC 1379-1190 BC. The cairn (WX020-109001-), structure (WX020-109002-) and enclosure (WX020-109003-) are c. 150m to the SSE. (McNamara 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 28 November, 2013

References

McNamara, M. 2013 Ballydawmore 6. Four pits and post-hole. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 222, No. 698. Dublin. Wordwell.

McNamara, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. Ballydawmore 6, E4266. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

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 Unpublished.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).