Burnt mound in Ramstown Lower

Archaeological testing (12E0306) in an area of c. 7 ha (c. 18acres) c. 250m WSW of the core of Gorey town (WX007-033----) identified and excavated two fulachta fia, three burnt mounds, a pit and a corn-drying kiln. This spread of burnt stone (dims 8.8m E-W; 7.8m N-S; T 0.12m) in Area C was on the S side of a small E-W stream or drain just NE of fulacht fia (WX007-085002-). No other features are associated with it. (Bailey 2013, 8-9) See this web-paged accessed on 18 September, 2015. http://www.excavations.ie/report/2012/Wexford/0023614/ Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 September, 2015

Burnt mound in Ramstown Lower is a Bronze Age archaeological feature associated with fulachta fia, used for cooking or industrial processes. Its discovery contributes to understanding domestic and economic activities in early Irish settlements.