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Excavation - miscellaneous

Poulmarl, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Excavation - miscellaneous, Poulmarl, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Poulmarl
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.32315, -6.65368
SMR number
WX041-008008-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a gentle S-facing slope within Taghmon and c. 70m NNW of the tower house (WX041-008001-). Archaeological testing (02E1108) uncovered two parallel curvilinear trenches, one thought to be the foundation of a wall and both containing medieval pottery. Nearby two parallel N-S ditches (Wth 2m: 1.3m), also containing medieval pottery, were c. 15m to the N. (McLoughlin 2002, 10-13; 2004)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 20 March, 2013

References

McLoughlin, C. 2002 Archaeological assessment, Main Street/Back Street, Taghmon, Co. Wexford. Unpublished report. Stafford/McLoughlin Archaeology.

McLoughlin, C. 2004 Main Street/Back Street, Taghmon, Co. Wexford. Urban medieval. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 521, No. 1929. Bray, Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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