Road - road/trackway

The National Monuments Service's description

A roadway runs W-E (L c. 1km) a little N of Ballymagir moated site (WX046-052001-) and castle (WX046-052002-) along the spine of a causeway, and terminates at the E end of Richfield townland at what was the W shore of the Broad Water inlet of Ballyteige Lough, called Mablen Haven in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 149). Archaeological monitoring (05E1096) identified a gateway (WX046-101----) at the E end of the road, and excavation revealed the cobbled surface with strengthened edges (Hurley 2009). It is postulated that there may have been a quay at the E end of the road from the middle ages (Hurley 2006, 18-9). However, there is no mention of one in the Civil Survey (1654-6), although FitzNicholls Dock, which would be in Ballyharty on the E side of the Broad Water inlet is recorded. The road and gateway may be late 17th or 18th century in date.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upoad 20 August, 2013

References

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

Hurley, M. 2009 Richfield. Monitoring. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 559-60, No. 2127, Dublin. Wordwell.

Hurley, M.F. 2006 Archaeological monitoring including examination, excavation and recording of archaeological features at Richfield, Co. Wexford (and parts in the townlands of Riesk and Newtown). Unpublished report.