County: Wicklow Site name: Newcastle Upper
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 20E0202
Author: Mary Henry
Site type: Monitoring
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 728707m, N 704317m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.073944, -6.079198
Archaeological monitoring was undertaken of the groundworks associated with the construction of a dwelling house, driveway and associated site works at Newcastle Upper, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow.
The nearest monument is c. 280m to the north of the house site. Classified as a burial mound (WI019-003) in the County Wicklow RMP, this monument was excavated in 1872 and produced a rectangular cist which contained a cremation and a small bronze razor. The zone of archaeological potential around the historic town of Newcastle (WI019-005) is c. 300m to the east.
No archaeological features and/or remains were uncovered in the course of the archaeological monitoring works.
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