County: Wicklow Site name: ROSSANA LOWER
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E1073
Author: Eoghan Kieran, on behalf of ADS Ltd.
Site type: Enclosure, Burial, Cremation pit and Hearth
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 727998m, N 696368m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.002717, -6.092925
Excavations at Rossana Lower lasted from October 2001 to February 2002. During this time five enclosures and a number of ancillary features were excavated. Of the five enclosures, two were bivallate (Areas B and H) and three had single ditches (Areas A, E and G).
Upon excavation, only one of the five enclosures was confirmed as archaeological. From the recovered material it appears to date from the 12th–13th century. The two bivallate enclosures (B and H) and one single-ditch enclosure (G) were proved to be post-medieval and probably decorative ornamental features. Additional features found during the excavation included an urn burial, a cremated pit burial and numerous hearths.
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