Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Urn burial
Ballyvelig, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvelig
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.27576, -6.93211
- SMR number
- WX039-042----
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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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a shelf on the E side of Carrickshawn Hill. There were local reports of the discovery of an urn, similar to that at (WX039-043----), made c. 1890 (Ó Ríordáin 1936, 187). A geophysical survey (20R0066) by J. M. Leigh of a small area(dims c. 60m x c. 40m) c. 75m to the SE at the closest point produced evidence of possible archaeological features, but archaeological testing (20E0242) by C. McLoughlin failed to produce any evidence of archaeological features (McLoughlin 2020).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 14 January, 2013
Amended: 9 November 2022
References
Ó Ríordáin, S. P. 1936 Miscellanea - Two Bronze Age burials from Co. Wexford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 66, 186-7.
McLoughlin, C. 2020 Archaeological Assessment Report, Moneytucker, Co. Wexford. Licence: 20E0425. Unpublished report, Stafford McLoughlin
McLoughlin, C. 2020 Archaeological Assessment Report, Ballyvelig, Co. Wexford. Licence: 20E0242. Unpublished report, Stafford McLoughlin
Nearby in the register
- Urn burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.