Ballaghkeeran Archaeological Dig, 1982
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Ballaghkeeran Archaeological Dig, 1982
Identifier
VHG0004
Depiction
Four persons, including one woman in a field beside a lake
Description
The picture shows archaeological fieldwork in progress in the townland of Ballaghkeeran Little, Barony of Kilkenny West, on the S.E. shores of Lough Ree, County Westmeath. Four persons are involved including one woman. The excavation fieldwork was under the direction of Dr. Tom Fanning, Department of Archaeology, University of Galway.
The Archaeological fieldwork included the excavation of a number of trial trenches at a fortified promontory on Lough Ree in the R. Shannon. The possibility that the site was a Viking-type longphort was borne in mind due to the mid 9th- and early l0th-century references to a Viking fortification on the Lough (T. Fanning, 1983, p.221).
The Archaeological fieldwork included the excavation of a number of trial trenches at a fortified promontory on Lough Ree in the R. Shannon. The possibility that the site was a Viking-type longphort was borne in mind due to the mid 9th- and early l0th-century references to a Viking fortification on the Lough (T. Fanning, 1983, p.221).
References
T. Fanning, 1983, Medieval Archaeology, 27, 221
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
Patsy Clancy, John Waddell, S.G. Jennings, ‘Ballaghkeeran Archaeological Dig, 1982’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14182, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1980s
Category
colour
group
off-campus
outdoors
Keywords
Archaeological excavation
fieldwork
reseachers
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
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