Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Habitation site
Upton (ballaghkeen By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Upton (ballaghkeen By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52177, -6.27205
- SMR number
- WX022-013003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight N-facing slope. Archaeological testing (18E0334) in the area between the church of Ballynure (WX022-013001-) and its associated holy well (WX022-014----) located c. 130m to the E identified numerous features in Upton townland including a pit (dims 2.3m plus; D 0.25m plus) which produced medieval pottery. There was also an E-W fosse (Wth c. 3m; L 10m plus), gullies, a charcoal-flecked clay floor (dims c. 20m plus E-W; c. 3m N-S), pits and a second clay floor (dim. 12m plus). Medieval pottery was recovered from the first pit, but other wares together with worked flints were found throughout the tested area, suggesting that the habitation floors are prehistoric, perhaps Bronze Age, in date. (McLoughlin 2018)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 10 August, 2018
References
McLoughlin, C. 2018 Archaeological Assessment Report, Upton Co. Wexford. Licence No. 18E0334. Unpublished report, Stafford McLoughlin.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.