2010:677 - ASKUNSHIN (3), Wexford
County: Wexford
Site name: ASKUNSHIN (3)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: E004347
Author: Aisling Mulcahy, TVAS (Ireland) Ltd.
Site type: Cremation pit
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 694667m, N 642121m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.522226, -6.605008
Askunshin 3 was located on the proposed M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme.
A single pit was identified at the site. The pit measured 0.49m by 0.42m and was 0.08m deep. The pit was filled by two deposits. Burnt-bone fragments were recovered from both deposits. No other features of archaeological significance were recorded.