Burnt mound in Berkeley, County Wexford

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Read the whole record

Located on a slight NW-facing slope. Centre-line testing (E4067) in advance of the N25 New Ross by-pass identified a spread of broken and burnt stone that was set aside for resolution as Berkeley 2 (Doyle et al 2010, 44). When it was excavated (E4121) it proved to be a rectangular trough (dims 2.7m E-W; 2.1m N-S; D 0.5m) with 52 associated stake-holes and post-holes which had a circular pit (diam. 2.8-3m; D 0.54m) that was filled with silty clays and small amounts of charcoal immediately to the E. A small spread of burnt and broken stones (4.5m NNW-SSE; 2m ENE-WSW; D 0.1m) was W of the trough and had been cut by a pit (dims 1.57m E-W; 1.27m N-S; D 0.48m). There was a small pit (dims 0.9m N-S; 0.7m E-W; D 0.44m) 2.6m to the N. (Clark and Hackett 2010h, 8-16; Hackett 2013) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 September, 2013

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX030-096

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryanforsyth9, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flat cemetery in BerkeleyFlat cemetery · 216 yd

Explorer Tom Flat cemetery in Berkeley is deeply suspicious of the postman, convinced he’s stealing its secrets instead of…

Knockroe HouseFarm house · 298 yd

Explorer Tom Knockroe House in Knockroe, County Wexford has a Classically-detailed doorcase that’s mostly hiding behind a later…

Flat cemetery in RathgarogeFlat cemetery · 913 yd

Explorer Tom Flat cemetery in Rathgaroge is writing a dating profile that says: 'Discrete, slightly charred, looking for a bypass.'…

Berkeley ForestWood · 1021 yd

Explorer Tom Berkeley Forest in Wexford would post a social media update saying it’s having a very 'aesthetic' day, despite the mud…

Fort Garret & Castle (site of)Archaeological place · 1272 yd

Explorer Tom Fort Garret & Castle hosted a dance in 1601 that went so badly the floor cracked forever. They say the music was so…

Sweetmount HouseFarm house · 1381 yd

Explorer Tom Sweetmount House in Rathgaroge is positioned so perfectly to catch every single mountain view that you’d think it was…

Berkeley Forest HouseCountry house · 1480 yd

Explorer Tom Berkeley Forest House in Berkeley would win the county fair by simply standing still and looking better than all the…

Forest Of The DunbrodyForest · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Forest Of The Dunbrody is where smugglers hid their contraband, or at least that's what the trees whisper while they're…

Lacken HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom Lacken Hill would say in a job interview that it has strong leadership skills, mostly because it’s got a monument on…

1798 MonumentMonument · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom 1798 Monument claims to be older than the concept of coffee, which is a stretch even by Wexford standards. It remembers…

CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Castle in Ballyanne is having a feud with the next village over something daft, like who owns the right to have the…

Site of ChurchChurch · 2.6 mi

Explorer Tom Site of Church in Clonleigh is on the north side of a road, with no church left but a very strong opinion about where…

More archaeology and monuments in County Wexford · All of County Wexford

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover