Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Duncormick, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Duncormick
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.22863, -6.65408
- SMR number
- WX046-057003-
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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 at the W edge of a plateau overlooking a N-S stream c. 170m to the W. Archaeological testing (04E1335) uncovered evidence of a fosse (Wth 2.4-3m) of what be an ecclesiastical enclosure (dims c. 120m E-W; c. 65m N-S) to the N and E of the graveyard (WX046-057002-), the rest of the perimeter being formed by the graveyard wall at S and the road curving W-N just to the W (McLoughlin 2004, 9, 11; 2008).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 19 August, 2013
References
McLoughlin, C. 2008 Duncormick. Medieval. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 465, No. 1800. Dublin. Wordwell.
McLoughlin, C. 2004 Archaeological assessment, Duncormick, Co. Wexford. Licence: 04E1335. Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.