Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit circle
Newcourt, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcourt
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.19218, -6.09884
- SMR number
- WI008-049----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A series of pits, containing charcoal and human and animal bone, enclosed a central burnt area which also had inclusions of burnt and crushed bone, were excavated here in 2001 (Excavation Licence 01E0252). A number of worked flint tools were recovered from the site. (Clutterbuck 2003, 414).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 23 January 2013
References
Clutterbuck, R. 2003 Putland Road, Newcourt, Bray. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 414 (No. 1346). Bray. Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Hearthunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.