Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Ballycrone, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycrone
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.10018, -6.06080
- SMR number
- WI013-093----
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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
Monitoring of top soil stripping in 2005 (Excavation Licence 05E0406, 'area 2') uncovered
a 'kiln-type feature, six large circular/oval pits and a series of post- and stake-holes. Most of the activity was in an area measuring c. 9m by 6.5m. An area measuring 4m by 4m to the south-east contained a concentration of stake-holes and an area to the west measuring 5m by 5m contained two circular pits. Stratified finds include a small circular millstone/whetstone (175mm diameter by 80mm), iron slag and various iron objects, including three iron pins. Animal bone was also recovered from most of the pits.' (McLoughlin 2008, 413-4)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 December 2012
References
Mc Loughlin G. 2008 'Ballycrone'. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 413-4 (No. 1693). Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.