Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Ballyorrill, County Wexford, Ireland
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 AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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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
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.