County: Wicklow Site name: CHARLESLAND
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E1804
Author: Bernice Molloy, Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd.
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 729198m, N 710156m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.126276, -6.069514
Charlesland is located c. 1.5km to the south of Greystones. Monitoring of topsoil-stripping commenced in December 2002 of a dual carriageway linking the R671 (Killincarrig–Kilcoole) to Greystones. This forms part of a larger development area that involves the construction of a residential development and an industrial mixed-use development. Topsoil-stripping along the dual carriageway and residential spine road exposed over seven archaeological sites, including a complex of roundhouses with enclosing ditches, a Bronze Age enclosure and several burnt mounds (Excavations 2002, No. 1964).
Topsoil-stripping recommenced in 2003 with stripping of Phase II of the dual carriageway and Phase I of the housing development. Three burnt mounds and two large ditches were exposed. These sites were excavated under separate licences (see, Excavations 2003) and post-excavation analysis is ongoing.
2 Killiney View, Albert Road Lower, Glenageary, Co. Dublin
