Excavation - miscellaneous

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a W-facing slope with the N-S River Barrow/Nore c. 800m to the W and an E-W section of that river is c. 730m to the N. Centre-line testing (E4067) in advance of the N25 New Ross by-pass identified a small enclosure (diam. c. 5-6m) defined by a slot-trench, and some associated features (Doyle et al. 2010, 28). It was set aside for resolution as Stokestown 1 and fully excavated (E4523) in November 2013. An oval hearth (dims 1.6m N-S; 1.04m E-W; max. T 0.28m) is associated with six small pits (diam. c. 0.3m; D 0.3m to diam. 0.85m; D 0.15m) that contained sterile gravel or sandy silt fills. A later E-W boundary ditch crossed the area c. 5m S of the hearth, and a N-S furrow cut the ditch. (Stephens 2014, 5-6)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of revised upload: 25 September, 2013

References

Doyle, L., Hackett, L., Hession, J., Marshall, M. Yates, D. and Bolger, T. 2010 N25 New Ross bypass road scheme, Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny to Knockroe, Co.Wexford. Archaeological services contract, Stage (1) – standard test excavation, wetland test excavation, townland boundary survey and architectural/built heritage survey. Test excavation report, under Ministerial Directions Number A52 (E4067) Unpublished report. Headland Archaeology Ltd.

Stephens, M. 2014 N25 New Ross Bypass Road Scheme, Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny to Knockroe, Co. Wexford. Report on Archaeological Services Contract, Co. Kilkenny to Knockroe, Co. Wexford. Report on Archaeological Services Contract (Phase 2 2013), Stage (iii) – Excavation of Stokestown 1. Unpublished report, Rubicon Heritage