Hut site

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 Corbally 4 (Hardy et al. 2010, 87-8). It is situated on a slight N-facing slope with a small E-W stream c. 90-100m to the N. It was fully excavated (E4241) by C. Hardy who uncovered a circular structure (int. diam. 5.3m) defined by three sections of incomplete slot-trenches (Wth 0.6-0.23m; D 0.01-0.1m). The entrance is a gap (Wth 1.6m) at N and much of the perimeter is missing at SW. No hearth was present but it has a central post-hole. The only other structural posts were a pair outside the wall at E. There were two gullies outside the wall at SE, and the inner one (L 8m; Wth 0.21m; D 0.14m) may have been a drip gully, but the wider, outer one (L 7.5m; Wth 0.47m; D 0.23m) may have provided general drainage from the fulacht fia (WX020-115001-) whose trough h is just 8m to the SSE. The pits (WX020-114----) are c. 80m to the NNW. (Hardy and Rajic 2012; Hardy 2013, 238)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 28 November, 2013

References

Hardy, C. 2013 Corbally 4. Burnt spread, stake-holes and round house. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 237-8, No. 742. Dublin. Wordwell.

Hardy, C. and Rajic, M. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4241, Corbally 4. Stage (III) Post-excavation Assessment 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 Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).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 Unpublished.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).