Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Houseland, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Houseland
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.16471, -6.88324
- SMR number
- WX049-024----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a SE-facing slope. Archaeological monitoring (05N0123) identified an oval pit (dims 3.15m N-S; 1.65m E-W; D 0.3m plus), the upper part of which was filled with brown silty clay that had charcoal flecks and some stones. The feature was preserved in situ (Kearns and Noonan 2005, 8).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 4 February, 2014
References
Kearns, K. and Noonan, D. 2005 Archaeological monitoring at Hookless village, Houseland, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford. Unpublished report: Daniel Noonan Archaeological Consultancy
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Windmillunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.