Fulacht fia

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 Scurlocksbush 1 and 2 (Hardy et al. 2010, 97-8). It is situated on a NW-facing slope. It was partially excavated (E4201) by C. Hardy who uncovered a circular trough (diam. 2.35-2.4m; D 1.2m) with 9 planks covering the rectangular base (dims c. 2m x c. 2m). The planks may be oak and some exhibit tool-marks. Twelve stakes were used to secure the planks and a central mortise-hole was plugged with a stake. The uppermost of four fills included burnt stone material from the covering mound (dims 11m N-S; 2.5m E-W; T 0.12m) that produced two pieces of flint debitage, but the mound extended outside the road-take to the E. The fulacht fia (WX026-093----) is c. 250m to the SSW. (Hardy 2012; 2013)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 29 November, 2013

References

Hardy, C. 2012 M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme, Co. Wexford. E4201, Scurlocksbush 1 & 2. Stage (III) Post-excavation Assessment Report for Wexford County Council. Unpublished report, TVAS (Ireland).

Hardy, C. 2013 Scurlocksbush 1-2. Burnt mound with timber-lined trough and boundary ditches. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 260, No. 818. Dublin. Wordwell.

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 Unpublished.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).