2010:795 - Mountgeorge 4 and 5, Wexford

Mountgeorge 4 and 5 was located on the proposed M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy scheme. The site was situated in pasture, close to a holy well and a stream.
Four burnt-stone spreads, consisting of a single deposit each, were recorded. These spreads were not very large (2m x 1.4m x 0.13m; 2.12m x 1.2m x 0.06m; 2.6m x 1.2m x 0.07m; 9m x 6.5m x 0.15m) and were disturbed, presumably representing the remnants of a once larger spread. A possible trough was subcircular in plan with near vertical sides and a flat base, measured 1.86m by 1.66m and was 0.44m deep with four fills. The primary fills, deposited along the sides of the trough, consisted of compact silty clay with occasional charcoal, overlain with loose silty clay with frequent angular stones and charcoal, loose silty clay with frequent large angular stones and occasional charcoal, and an upper fill of firm silty clay with occasional stone and charcoal. These fills were presumably associated with burnt-stone-generating activity. A second small sub-oval pit was recorded. This feature measured 1.2m by 1–1.1m, was 0.2–0.32m deep with an irregular profile and had a single fill of soft silty clay with frequent angular stones and very occasional charcoal flecks. It is likely that these features represent disturbed remnants of fulacht fiadh-type activity. Similar activity was recorded in nearby sites, Mountgeorge 1, 2 and 3 (see Nos 792–4 above).