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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 Templescoby 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 132-3). It is situated on a slight E-facing slope and was completely excavated (E4199) by D. Gallagher when a rectangular trough (dims 2.13m E-W; 1,58m N-S; D 0.34m) with clusters of stake-holes in the corners, suggesting a wood-lining, was recorded. Twenty one other stake-holes were immediately to the E, but a large pit (dims 4.5m NW-SE; 2.45-2.7m NE-SW; D 0.68m) was just to the W, and 2 smaller pits (dims 0.5m x 0.42m; D 0.11m: 2.4m x 1.2m; D 0.19m) were in the vicinity. All were filled with material from the burnt stone mound (dims 16m N-S; 10.2m E-W; D 0.1-0.2m), which was partly covered with re-deposited natural at the SW. An oval pit (dims 1.7m E-W; 0.86m N-S; D 0.12m) was 6m S of the trough and outside the spread of the burnt mound. A sample from the large pit produced a C14 date of cal. BC 1207-1010. The unrelated charcoal-production pit (WX025-062----) is c. 140m to the N in Dunsinane townland. (McNamara 2012; Gallagher 2013)

Compiled by: Michaeal Moore

Date of upload: 29 November, 2013

References

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 Unpublished.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).

McNamara, M. 2012 M12 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4199, Templescoby 2. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

Gallagher, D. 2013 Templescoby 2. Burnt-stone spread, trough, stake-holes, pits and post-hole, and post-medieval ditches, drains, furrows and pit. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2013: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 262-3, No. 823. Dublin. Wordwell.