2004:1861 - COOLBEG (Site 30), Wicklow
County: Wicklow
Site name: COOLBEG (Site 30)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 03E1092
Author: Patricia Lynch, Archaeological Development Services Ltd.
Author/Organisation Address: 27 Hilltown Way, Swords, Co. Dublin
Site type: Hearth
Period/Dating: Prehistoric (12700 BC-AD 400)
ITM: E 727842m, N 692009m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.963599, -6.096970
Excavation took place in the townland of Coolbeg during the course of the road improvement scheme for the N11 between Newtownmountkennedy and Ballynabarney Co. Wicklow. The site was identified during the monitoring of a slip road by Damian Finn (Excavations 2003, No. 2087, 02E0268 ext.) and a large area of archaeological potential was identified, apparently of prehistoric date. It was excavated during July 2003.
The remains consisted of two adjacent hearths with evidence of in situ burning. A flint fragment was recovered from one and a fragment of flint and nine triangular-shaped stones were recovered from the other.
Editor’s note: Though carried out in 2003, this summary was received too late for inclusion in the bulletin of that year.