Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Charlesland, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Charlesland
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.12949, -6.06544
- SMR number
- WI013-071001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Exposed during archaeologically monitored of topsoil-stripping in advance of residential development in 2003 (Excavation Licence 03E1821 (Site 1A)). The remains comprised two curvilinear ditches; a 'western' ditch (L 13m; Wth 0.6-0.8m) and an 'eastern' ditch (L 10m), both of which contained large quantities of iron slag and burnt bone. Remains of a possible fulacht fia (WI013-071----) were uncovered to the E. (Molloy 2006, 545)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 17 January 2013
References
Molloy, B. 2006 Site 1A, Charlesland. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 545 (No. 2074). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.