Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Rampere, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rampere
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.96990, -6.71394
- SMR number
- WI021-085----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On low-lying ground c. 30m S of Rampere Stream. Discovered in 2005 during archaeological monitoring (Excavation Licence 05E0404) associated with the extension of the landfill site (Phelan 2008, 420). Excavation (Excavation Licence 05E0472) uncovered a burnt mound under which lay two troughs and three postholes. A radiocarbon date of 1607–1570 cal BC was obtained for this monument. The N part of the site was preserved in situ. A burnt mound (WI021-086----) was discovered c. 50m to the SW. (McQuade 2008, 420)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 6 December 2012
References
Phelan, S. 2008 Rampere. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 420 (No. 1710). Bray. Wordwell.
McQuade, M. 2008 Rampere. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 420 (No. 1711). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.