County: Wexford Site name: Kilcannon 1
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: E004283
Author: Bruce Sutton, for TVAS (Ireland) Ltd, Ahish, Ballinruan, Crusheen, Co. Clare.
Site type: Burnt mound and stone-lined trough
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 698925m, N 642961m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.529016, -6.542033
Kilcannon 1 was located on the proposed M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme. The site was identified in an L-shaped field which slopes from the centre of the field towards the north-western extent. There is a low plateau approximately 20m wide at this point.
Kilcannon 1 consisted of a burnt mound measuring 9.4m by 9.15m and 0.35m deep. A stone-lined trough and 74 stake-holes were identified beneath the burnt spread. The trough, which was 1.5m long and 0.15m deep, was located in a very shallow cut and was partially collapsed. The stone lining in the trough formed an enclosing box within the cut. The 74 stake-holes formed a group 1.8m east of the trough and may represent a windbreak.
