Hearth in Toberduff, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Situated on the lower NW-facing slope of Ask Hill. This site was excavated (E3532) as 11 separate sites during 2005 as part of the N11 Gorey to Arklow link, but only four produced archaeological material. Site 11 was an isolated hearth (dims 1.4m x 1.15m; T 0.12m) and associated stake-holes. (Mckinstry 2008, 395) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 March, 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX007-079004

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