County: Wicklow Site name: Ballard, Shillelagh
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 21E0723
Author: Yvonne Whitty
Site type: Various
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 698079m, N 667562m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.750212, -6.547192
Archaeological excavation took place at Ballard Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow. The excavation identified four areas of archaeological interest, revealing evidence of prehistoric activity; a single-use hearth was discovered, surrounded by fourteen stake-holes and three post-holes, indicating a possible windbreak. This hearth contained a Middle Bronze Age domestic pot, dating to approximately 1400-1200 BC, along with cat bones. Additionally, three isolated features resembling small hearths, which lacked associated post- or stake-holes, were identified. Based on their morphology, these features are believed to be of prehistoric origin. The three hearths were located on low ground along a south-east facing slope. As well as a post-medieval water reservoir tank linked to a 19th-century workhouse.
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