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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Grange (Bargy By., Kilmore ED), County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Grange, 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
Grange (Bargy By., Kilmore ED)
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.19693, -6.56462
SMR number
WX052-002001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a level, low-lying landscape, with the slight valley of a small S-N stream c. 140m to the E. The parish church of Kilmore (WX052-002002-), probably of early origin, is within a large rectangular graveyard (WX052-002003-) defined by masonry walls. An aerial photograph (CUCAP: AVK 66) from 1968 shows the cropmark of a circular ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 90m) defined by a narrow fosse feature, which is only visible SE-SW of the church in the field on the S side of the E-W public road. The enclosure probably does not include the W and N parts of the graveyard, but would extend into the field to the E. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Archaeological testing (11E0314) in the field immediately E of the graveyard identified the fosse of the ecclesiastical enclosure (Wth 3m) extending N-S (L 57) 23m from the graveyard wall. It also uncovered evidence of settlement features including pits and a ploughed out burnt mound as well as what may be numerous drains associated with a field system. Prehistoric and medieval pottery was recovered as well as struck flints. (Stafford 2011; excavations.ie 2011:624)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 18 February, 2014
Amended: 23 November 2020

References

Stafford, E. 2011 Archaeological Assessment Report, Grange, Kilmore, Co. Wexford. Licence: 11E0314. Unpublished report, Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology

Nearby in the register

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

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