2009:862 - LOTT LANE, KILCOOLE, Wicklow

Ex. code 08E0472 08E0472 Find # 24 25 08E0472 2608E0472 27 08E0472 28 08E0472 08E0472 08E0472 08E0472 29 30 31 32

Table 2 (re Greystones/Rathdown Lower, Greystones Harbour, No. 861) Table 2 (cont.)
Item Date found Recovery location Material Description Coin 8 Jan 2009 Dredged material-scanning Metal Badly corroded coin made of iron. Dimensions diameter 20mm, breadth 0.2mm. Possible modern origin. Peg 21 May 2009 Dredging. N212969.89 Metal Largewith peg made of domed head iron and E329612.91 circular section shank. depth: –7.8m Slightly flexed (bend) in the middle of the shank. Dimensions length 0.58m, diameter 20mm. Sherd 25 May 2009 Dredging. N213034.40 E329553.41 depth: –8.62m Ceramics Base sherd of earthenware pottery with no glaze and red-orangey colour in section. Fine fabric with very occasional inclusions of quartz. The base has thumbed or frilled decoration on the exterior. Sherd 25 May 2009 Dredging. N213034.40 E329553.41 Ceramics Rim sherd of porcelain pottery with white glaze on both sides and white depth: –8.62m colour in section. Fine fabric with no inclusions. No decoration. Possible modern origin. Roof-tile sherd 26 May 2009 Site inspection /North beach Ceramics Possible fragment of roof tile with red/orange colour in section. Coarse fabric with moderate to frequentquartz. inclusions of Anchor 3 July 2009 Dredging. N212926.49 Metal Medium-sizedmade of iron. anchor Standard E329450.10 depth: –3.95m shape. Dimensions length 1.3cm, distance between the tips 0.9m. Anchor 25 August 2009 Dredged. Material-site inspection Metal Small anchor made of iron and one tip. Dimensions length 0.8m, distance between the tip and the base 0.2m. Anchor 23 Sept 2009 Dredging. N213008.45 Metal Medium-sizedmade of iron. anchor Standard E329561.90 depth: –5m shape. Dimensions length 1m, distance between the tips 0.8m. Anchor 23 Sept 2009 Dredging. N213008.45 Metal Medium-sizedmade of iron. anchor Standard E329561.90 depth: –5m shape. Dimensions length 0.97m, distance between the tips 0.6m.

Ex. code Find # Item Date found Recovery location Material Description 08E0472 33 Wooden 3 Feb 2010 Dredging. Wood A large rectangular post N212899.4 wooden post. Dimensions E329500.6 depth: length 1.4m and sides –5m 0.3m by 0.25m. 08E0472 34 Coin 24 Feb 2010 Dredging location Metal A large silver coin (half– area between crown) dated from the marine pier and reign of George III. The NBW extension coin was minted in 1819. Very good state of preservation with visible images on both sides. 08E0472 35 Incomplete 31 Mar 2010 Site clearance Ceramics A fragment of spurred bowl of clay bowl with no milling pipe around the rim, a ‘Clover Leaf’ stamp on both sides of the spur. Probably of 18th-century date. Projected diameter of the bowl 20mm, length of the bowl 35mm. The preserved side of the bowl is almost straight.

An assessment which included test-trenching for the proposed construction of a house, associated site works and a park/playground area was carried out at Lott Lane, Sea Road, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. The site is within an archaeologically sensitive area, adjacent the ecclesiastical site, WI013–029.
Approximately 1050m of test-trenches were excavated across the site outside a buffer zone which surrounded the ecclesiastical site. The archaeological features were grouped into three areas, 1–3. Area 1 defined the area south of the buffer zone for the ecclesiastical site and comprised the archaeological features in Trenches 18–29. A total of twelve postholes, six stake-holes, seven pits, five ditches, three curvilinear features and four linear features were exposed in Area 1. A possible gully with internal features was discerned in this area. Stratified finds of medieval pottery from two of the ditches suggest that these features may be associated with the ecclesiastical site.
Area 2 was located east of the ecclesiastical site and comprised the archaeological features in Trenches 1–5, 16, 17 and 30–33. A total of seven post-holes, fifteen pits, two ditches, six linear features and a kiln were exposed in Area 2. Stratified finds of medieval pottery, slag, and a crucible suggest at least some of these features were related to metalworking. These features, in conjunction with the kiln, are features typically associated with ecclesiastical sites.
Area 3 was located towards the centre of the site, at the point where the field became very wet. A trough and linear feature which was filled with burnt-mound material was exposed in this area. It is possible that a burnt mound is preserved between the unexcavated test-trenches. These features primarily date to the Bronze Age and the wet marshy ground at the eastern part of the field is a typical location for such sites.
A series of other linear features and ditches were also exposed in Areas 1–3 which were potentially archaeological, however in the absence of diagnostic finds an exact date could not be ascertained.