Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Coolbeg, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbeg
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.95613, -6.10723
- SMR number
- WI031-082----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Two hearths and a trough were excavated here in 2006 in advance of the construction of the landfill (Excavation Licence 06E0552 (area 8)). A radiocarbon date of 1210–970 BC was obtained from the site. (Frazer 2009, 572)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 24 January 2013
References
Frazer, W. 2009 Ballynagran Landfill, Coolbeg. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 571-2 (No. 2171). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - Iron Ageunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.