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Fulacht fia

Ballyorrill, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Ballyorrill, 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
Ballyorrill
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.53212, -6.57287
SMR number
WX020-144----

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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

Situated at the bottom of a SE-facing slope and at the headwaters of a canalised NE-SW stream which is c. 15m to the SE. This monument was first identified in archaeological testing (E004551) of land required for the M11 Motorway (Ruttle 2014, 16), and was subsequently completely excavated (E004593) as Ballyorrill 2. A small mound of broken and burnt stone (dims 1.7m x 1.5m; T 0.13m) was close to but did not cover an oval trough (dims 1.5m x 1.1m; max. D 0.28m) that was filled with a dark grey silty clay with plentiful burnt stone beneath a layer of red/brown silty clay with iron-panning and burnt stones. No artefacts were recovered. (Ruttle 2015)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 26 November 2020

References

Ruttle, E. 2014 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Scheme, Co. Wexford. Archaeological Consultancy Services. Licence: E004551 Quarry 3 Stage (i)a Testing Report. TVAS Ireland

Ruttle, E. 2015 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Scheme, Co. Wexford. Archaeological Consultancy Services. Licence: E004593. Ballyorrill 2 Stage (iii) Post-excavation Assessment Report. TVAS Ireland

Nearby in the register

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

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