Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
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
- 53.12739, -6.06359
- SMR number
- WI013-079----
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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
A fulacht fia was excavated here in 2003 (Excavation Licence 03E0592 (Site CA1)). The burnt mound (L 14m E-W; Wth 11.5m; D 0.2m) sealed four troughs and a number of post-holes and stake-holes were found associated with the troughs. One of the troughs (D c. 1m) had a wattle lining which predated an internal lining of roundwoods on the E and W sides, and timber plank flooring. Set in the base of this trough was a set of six prehistoric pipes, made of yew and thought to be part of a musical instrument. A radiocarbon date of between 2120 and 2085 BC was obtained from a peg used in the construction of the trough lining. (Molloy 2006, 545; Molloy 2004, 5)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 16 January 2013
References
Molloy, B. 2004 Unique prehistoric musical instrument discovered in County Wicklow. In Archaeology Ireland, Vol 18, Number 2, 4-7. Bray. Wordwell.
Molloy, B. 2006 Site CA1, Charlesland. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 545-6 (No. 2075). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.