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Pit

Crane, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pit, Crane, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Crane
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.53511, -6.50915
SMR number
WX020-136----

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1811 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located towards the bottom of a N-facing slope and c. 80m SE of a meandering E-W stream. Archaeological monitoring of topsoil removal (E004791) during the construction phase of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy motorway in October 2016 identified a single pit (dims 1.7m E-W; 1.5m N-S; max. D 0.65m) which was fully resolved with the same licence. It had three fills, the lowest of which included charcoal which proved to be entirely oak. No artefacts were recovered but a fragment of the charcoal produced a C14 date of 3893-3661 cal. BC, placing it firmly in the early Neolithic. (Coughlan 2018)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 23 October 2020

References

Coughlan, T. 2018 Final Excavation Report for Crane 3, Co. Wexford. M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy PPP Scheme. Licence No.: E004791. Unpublished report, IAC

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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