County: Wicklow Site name: BREAGURA
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: A022/059, E3245
Author: Goorik Dehaene, for Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.
Site type: Burnt spread
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 726444m, N 687584m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.924181, -6.119489
The site, in Breagura, c. 7.4km south-west of Wicklow town, comprised two pits and a truncated burnt spread. The archaeological investigation was undertaken in September 2006 on behalf of the National Roads Authority on the route of the N11 Rathnew to Arklow road improvement. The site, which measured 20m by 20m, was located in marshy ground at the base of a north-facing slope.
The site comprised a burnt spread, a pit and a possible post-hole. The burnt spread comprised two small, shallow burnt spreads in the west of the site. The pit comprised an irregular shallow cut with a single fill. The possible post-hole was in the centre of the site. An east–west-aligned field drain was located in the north of the site.
No artefacts were recovered.
Coolroe, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow
