Burnt mound

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 Ballycourcy More 3 (Hardy et al. 2010, 95). It is situated on a slight E-facing slope with a small S-N stream c. 5m to the E. It was partially excavated (E4202) by D. Gallagher who uncovered three pits (dims 0,74m x 0.65m; D 0.15m: 0.7m x 0.65m; D 0.11m: 0.64m X 0.48m; D 0.15m) beneath four overlapping spreads of broken and burnt stone (dims 9m x 4.5m; T 0. 2m: 4.1-6.1m x 5m; T 0.05-0.21m: 1.4m x 0.6m; T 0.1m: 3.45m x 2.4m; T 0.09-0.24m). Some of the featues extended beyond the excavated area. The fulacht fia (WX026-085----) is c. 150m to the NNW. (McNamara and Hull 2012; Gallagher 2013)

Compiled by: Michael 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 Unpublished.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).

Gallagher, D. 2013 Ballycourcy More 3. Pits, post-holes, stake-holed, burnt-stone spreads, drain and furrows. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2013: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 218, No. 691. Dublin. Wordwell.

McNamara, M. and Hull, G. 2011 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4202, Ballycourcy More 3. Stage (IV) Final Excavation Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).