Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Prehistoric site - lithic scatter
Ardanairy, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardanairy
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.86365, -6.06511
- SMR number
- WI036-027----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
A very extensive scatter of flint artifacts covering several fields on Mizen Head overlooking Brittas Bay, including artifacts which may range in age from the Later Mesolithic to the Bronze Age. Found during fieldwalking in 1983. Ploughed-out fulacht fiadh (WI036-028----) in the vicinity. (Mitchell 1990, 47; Information Prof. P. Woodman; Stout 1994, 5)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Signal towerunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.