Structure

The National Monuments Service's description

First identified in centre-line testing (00E0379) for the re-alignment of the N25 Wexford town to New Ross road (Elder and Tierney 2002), and completely excavated (00E0625) subsequently. It is situated on a W-facing slope. Seven post-holes and stake-holes form a rough right-angle. Four are aligned NW-SE (L c. 1.8m). 1.5m SW of its S end is a cluster of three post-holes. 7m to the W a shallow pit (dims 1.2m x 0.76m; D 0.07m) with oxidized sides may represent the remains of a hearth. No artefacts or samples for C14 dating were recovered, but it is probably prehistoric in date.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 7 November, 2012

References

Elder, S. 2002 Bricketstown. Hearth site. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 350-1, No. 1044. Bray, Wordwell.

Elder, S. and Johnston, P. 2006 Archaeological excavation report, Bricketstown, N25 Harristown to Rathsillagh, Co. Wexford. Post and stake row. Licence No. 00E0625. Unpublished report, Eachtra Archaeological Projects.

Elder, S. and Tierney, M. 2002 N25 Rathsillatgh to Harristown Little realignment scheme. Prehistoric and medieval. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 358, No. 1068. Bray, Wordwell