2013:622 - KNOCKROBIN, Wicklow
County: Wicklow
Site name: KNOCKROBIN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: WI025-01101-04
Licence number: 12E0015
Author: Yvonne Whitty
Author/Organisation Address: Unit 10, Riverside Business Centre, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow
Site type: Excavation - miscellaneous
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 729778m, N 694954m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.989584, -6.066991
Archaeological excavations took place in advance of development at Knockrobin, Glebe, Co. Wicklow.
A total of six Areas of archaeological importance were identified during the site stripping. The earliest activity was located in Area 2 and was represented by a single cremation pit from the early to mid-Bronze Age, dated 1742-1530 BC cal 2σ (UBA-26526). The remaining features on the site stem from early medieval to late medieval domestic activity, comprising of a working area and four kilns with associated pits and enclosures. Three of the kilns have been dated, Kiln C44 in Area 1, AD 690-887 cal 2σ (UBA-26524), Kiln C28 in Area 3, AD 1029-1181 cal 2σ (UBA-26523) and keyhole-shaped Kiln 110 in Area 5, AD1470-1644 cal 2σ (UBA-26525).