2014:406 - ENNISCORTHY: Vinegar Hill, Templeshannon, Wexford
County: Wexford
Site name: ENNISCORTHY: Vinegar Hill, Templeshannon
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 14E0098
Author: Catherine McLoughlin, Stafford McLoughlin Archaeology
Author/Organisation Address: Moonrise Farmhouse, Coolballow, Drinagh, Wexford
Site type: Battlefield
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 698174m, N 639922m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.501845, -6.553996
Monitoring of groundworks was undertaken at the request of Wexford County Council at Vinegar Hill, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy. Monitoring was necessary as the council were undertaking works to upgrade the existing network of paths which form trails around Vinegar Hill. Vinegar Hill is the location of one of the pivotal battles of the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798.
Monitoring was carried out at various dates from April to July 2014. No archaeological features were identified but a selection of artefacts were recovered, most notably four musket balls, scraps of lead, buttons and a coin.