Burnt mound in Ballyhenry

Test-trenching was carried out in the townland of Ballyhenry, Co. Wicklow, as part of the ongoing pre-development archaeological works in advance of the proposed N11 Wicklow Bypass road improvement scheme. The testing was carried out over a 0.5km stretch of the proposed road route, and four areas of archaeological potential were identified. The remains of a substantial burnt mound (WI019-059----), c. 25m long, 15m wide and c. 1m deep, were located within the central area of testing. A second area of archaeological activity c. 20m to the north of this survived as a large spread of burnt mound material (WI019-061---- ), c. 7m in diameter. (located 155m to the N according to the test-trenching report map.) A third area of activity was found within the northernmost area of testing. This appeared as a small spread of burnt mound material (WI019-060----), possibly a small pit, beside which was a dump of apparently unburnt stone. A fourth area of activity within the southernmost portion of the test area consisted of two parallel ditches (WI025-059----) and an area of burning between them associated with a large pit. (Bennett 2003, 409-10). Date of upload: 01 October 2012