Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Ballymore (ballaghkeen By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymore (ballaghkeen By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41016, -6.40905
- SMR number
- WX033-042----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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 on a gentle S-facing slope. Archaeological testing (18E0011) of an extensive area (dims c. 150m N-S; c. 6-80m NE-SW) identified pits and other features (WX033-041----) as well as this burnt mound (dims 18m N-S; 8m E-W). (McLoughlin 2018, 9)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 7 January 2019
References
McLoughlin, C. 2018 Archaeological Assessment Report, Ballymore, Screen, Co. Wexford. Licence No. 18E0011. Unpublished report, Stafford McLoughlin.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.