County: Wicklow Site name: GLEN OF THE DOWNS
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 00E0443
Author: Ian Russell, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 726290m, N 710706m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.131912, -6.112728
Monitoring of topsoil-stripping and associated works continued during groundworks associated with the N11 Kilmacanogue–Glen of the Downs road improvement scheme (see Excavations 2000, No. 1088, for an earlier report on this work).
Six archaeological sites were identified during the monitoring.
1. A small fulacht fiadh was exposed in the townland of Kilmacanogue South at NGR 32650 21044, beside a small stream, and was excavated by Markus Casey in March 2001 under licence number 01E0249 (see No. 1364, Excavations 2001).
2. A second fulacht fiadh and a number of pits were also excavated by Markus Casey under licence number 01E0611 in the townland of Kilmurry North (see No. 1369, Excavations 2001).
3. A small burnt area measuring 2.5m by 1.15m was exposed at chainage 2330 and was excavated by Helen Kehoe in August 2001 under licence number 01E0783 (see No. 1363, Excavations 2001).
4. A small charcoal spread was identified at chainage 3900 and was excavated in September 2001 under licence number 01E0889 (see No. 1372, Excavations 2001). This was identified as a burnt and decayed tree bowl during the excavation.
5. Matt Mossop excavated a small fulacht fiadh measuring 12m by 3m at Kilmurry North 1 (NGR 325274 213485) in November 2000 under licence number 01E1076 (see No. 1370, Excavations 2001).
6. A complex of pits, hearths and a single linear feature were also excavated by Matt Mossop under licence number 01E1134 at Kilmurry North 2 at NGR 325416 213170 (see No. 137, Excavations 2001).
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