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This site was located in the townland of Ballinaclogh townland, 3.5km southwest of Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow. The archaeological excavation was carried out by Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd on behalf of Wicklow County Council and the National Roads Authority in advance of the construction of the N11 Rathnew to Arklow Road Improvement. The site was initially identified during archaeological testing carried out by IAC Ltd. under the same contract during July 2005. The testing revealed a pit 1.5m x 1.2m containing significant quantities of charcoal with in-situ burning evident around the edges. Subsequent excavations at this site revealed this to be a sub-rectangular pit with three discernable fills. A sample of oak charcoal (Quercus spp) recovered from the pit (Figure 3, Plate 2) was sent for radiocarbon dating and returned a two sigma radiocarbon date of AD 690–950 (Wk20705, Appendix 2.2), placing activity at the site in the early medieval period. The pit contained a substantial amount of oak (Quercus spp) charcoal and is most likely to have functioned as charcoal production pit or a pit associated with industrial activities in the area.