Enclosure

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 a part of Ballydawmore 5 (Hardy et al. 2010, 82-3). It is situated on a slight rise in an undulating landscape with the headwaters of a small SE-NW stream c. 50m to the N. Full excavation (E4171) by L. Barker of an extensive area recorded two main phases – Neolithic and medieval, with a structure (WX020-109002-) and a burial cairn (WX020-109001-) in the earlier phase and an enclosure in the later.
The prehistoric features were within the N part of a rectangular enclosure (int. dims c. 28m NNW-SSE; c. 25m ENE-WSW) defined by a V-sectioned fosse (Wth 0.5-2.1m; D 0.15m at S to 1.6m) with a wide opening (Wth 11.47m) at N. Coarse medieval pottery derived from Leinster cooking ware was found in the ditch, and a complete pot had been broken in the W terminus of the ditch. (Ruttle and Rajic 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 Unpublished.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).

Barker, L. 2013 Ballydawmore 5. Prehistoric cist cairn and cremation; medieval enclosure. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 220-2, No. 697. Dublin, Wordwell.

Ruttle, E. and Rajic, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4171, Ballydawmore 5. Stage (III) Post-excavation Assessment Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).