Sites of Prehistoric Life in Northern Ireland
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Sites of Prehistoric Life in Northern Ireland

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Sites of Prehistoric Life in Northern Ireland

About this book

Much has been written about the history of Northern Ireland, but less well-known is its wealth of prehistoric sites, from which most of our knowledge of the early inhabitants of this country has been obtained. Until recently, the greatest sources for this information were prehistoric burial sites, which have been visible in our landscape for thousands of years and have attracted the attention of inquisitive people throughout this time, often removing items, or adding others and in doing so, making it difficult for later generations to sift through the evidence. Fortunately, sketches, notes and artefacts have been gathered by Ordnance Survey surveyors, antiquarians and archaeological and historical societies and these continue to be interrogated by modern archaeologists in their search for understanding. A further problem has been the dependence on information about prehistoric societies from their burial sites. Very few sites where these people lived and worked were visible above ground and as a consequence, little was known about them. However, during the last few decades, large-scale infrastructure projects and associated archaeological investigation has revealed a wealth of information. Much of the detail has still to be published and made available for research, but has already enriched understanding of our prehistoric past. This monograph brings together information on all the currently known sites in Northern Ireland that are in some way associated with prehistoric life. It has been compiled from a number of sources and includes many that have only recently been discovered. A total of 1580 monuments are recorded in the inventory, ranging from burnt mounds to hillforts. In addition to providing an inventory of all known sites, along with a selection of photographs and plans, the work also includes an introduction to the prehistory of Northern Ireland, an explanation of terms and a full bibliography. It should be considered alongside an earlier work by the same authors on prehistoric burial sites in Northern Ireland (The Prehistoric Burial Sites of Northern Ireland, Archaeopress Archaeology 2014). The aim is to provide a foundation for more specific research projects, based on a standardised format for this largely untapped resource and stimulate a renewed interest in the prehistory of Northern Ireland. Hopefully, this can then be considered along with our knowledge of the historical period to provide a more complete overview of the story of human activity in what is now Northern Ireland.

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Information

Publisher
Archaeopress
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781784917937
eBook ISBN
9781784917944
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Archaeology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Copyright Information
  5. List of Plates and Figures
  6. Figure 01: The modern counties of Northern Ireland Libby Mulqueeny, QUB
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. INVENTORY
  9. (ANT 040:059) (after Graves 1877, 293)
  10. Figure 02: Ballyboley Decorated Stone
  11. Plate 01: Ballyaghagan Inauguration Site (ANT 056:094)
  12. (ANT 001:005)
  13. Figure 03: Flints from Ballygalley Quarry and Promontory Fort (ANT 035:017) (after Collins 1978, 27)
  14. Plate 02: Ballygill Middle Axe Factory
  15. (ANT 001:004)
  16. (ANT 035:005)
  17. Plate 03: Ballygill North Hillfort
  18. Plate 04: Ballyhackett [Knock Dhu] Promontory Fort
  19. Plate 05: Ballymagarry Quarry (ANT 060:037)
  20. Plate 06: Bushfoot or Lisanduff Earthworks (ANT 003:001)
  21. Figure 04: Pottery from Church Quarter Habitation Site (ANT 001:023) (after Gormley et al. 2009, 67)
  22. (ANT 047:049)
  23. Plate 07: Cloghfin Lithic Scatter
  24. Plate 08: Cloghs Axe Factory [Tievebulliagh] (ANT 019:012)
  25. Plate 09: Coshkib Enclosure (ANT 015:003)
  26. Plate 10: Cushendun Habitation Site [Not in SMR] (after Movius et al. 1940-41, 1-84)
  27. (ANT 060:082) (after McAlister 2012, 11)
  28. Figure 05: Plan of Divis Stone Enclosure
  29. Figure 06: Plan of Divis Stone Enclosure
  30. [Not in SMR] Gridpoint Solutions
  31. Figure 07: Lisnalinchy Settlement Cluster ANT [Not in SMR] (after Barkley, 2016, 18)
  32. Plate 11: Lissue or Teraghafeeva Burnt Mounds (ANT 067:013)
  33. Figure 08: Little Ballymena Prehistoric House [Not in SMR] (after Excavations ie, 2016)
  34. (ANT 040:097)
  35. Plate 11: Old Freehold Habitation Site
  36. Figure 09: Scaryhill Lithic Scatter [Not in SMR] (after Woodman et al. 1991-1992, 21
  37. (ANT 057:034)
  38. Plate 13: Whiteabbey Decorated Stone
  39. Plate 14: Ballybrolly [Loughnashade] Votive Site (ARM 012:034)
  40. (ARM 002:002)
  41. Plate 15: Coney Island Habitation Site
  42. (ARM 009:001)
  43. Plate 16: Dressogagh Habitation Site
  44. Plate 17: Navan Enclosure (ARM 012:015)
  45. Plate 18: Tray Hillfort [Haughey’s Fort] (ARM 012:013)
  46. Figure 10: Ardbrin Bronze Trumpet (DOW 034:091) (after Wood-Martin 1886, Pl. xxix)
  47. Plate 19: Audleystown Decorated Stone (DOW 031:070)
  48. Plate 20: Ballyaughian Decorated Stone (DOW 048:018)
  49. Plate 21: Ballycroghan Fulachtaí Fia [Swords from] (DOW 002:018) (after Jope 1953, Pl. 1)
  50. Figure 11: Elongated Pebble Tool from Ballygarvan Habitation Site (DOW 018:038) Libby Mulqueeny, QUB.
  51. (DOW 011:012) Ulster Archaeological Society
  52. Plate 22: Chapel Island Midden
  53. Figure 12: Plan of Dromorebrague Hillfort (DOW 034:032) (After ASNI 1966, 148)
  54. (DOW 029:028) (after ASNI 1966, 146)
  55. Figure 13: Plan of Dunbeg Upper Hillfort
  56. Figure 14: Axe Heads from Scrabo Settlement Cluster (DOW 005:022) (after Griffiths undated, 61)
  57. (FER 212:145)
  58. Plate 23: Carrowmacmea Burnt Mound
  59. Plate 24: Cavans Burnt Mound (FER 213:076)
  60. Plate 25: Cavans Burnt Mound (FER 213:093)
  61. (FER 211:100)
  62. Plate 26: Cloghanagh Burnt Mound
  63. (FER 228:089)
  64. Plate 27: Clyhannagh Decorated Stone
  65. (FER 230:121)
  66. Plate 28: Derrybeg Burnt Mound
  67. (FER 230:111)
  68. Plate 29: Derrybrusk Burnt Mound
  69. (FER 230:096)
  70. Plate 30: Derryharney Fulachtaí Fia
  71. (FER 190:028)
  72. (FER 212:017)
  73. Plate 31: Doagh Glebe Promontory Fort
  74. Plate 32: Doon Decorated Stones
  75. (FER 246:013)
  76. Plate 33: Eshbrally Decorated Stone
  77. (FER 228:041)
  78. Plate 34: Inishee Island Habitation Site
  79. (FER 243:028)
  80. Plate 35: Killykeeghan Decorated Stone
  81. (FER 154:003)
  82. Plate 36: Kilsmullan Furnace (FER 154:079)
  83. Plate 37: Kiltierney Linear Earthwork
  84. (FER 211:097)
  85. Plate 38: Kinarla Burnt Mound
  86. (FER 211:104)
  87. Plate 39: Kinarla Burnt Mound
  88. (FER 262:023)
  89. (FER 262:029)
  90. Plate 40: Lislea Linear Earthwork
  91. Plate 41: Lislea Linear Earthwork
  92. (FER 210:013)
  93. Plate 42: Reyfad Decorated Stones
  94. Plate 43: Ring Burnt Mounds (FER 230:090)
  95. (FER 208:004)
  96. Plate 44: Slattinagh Burnt Mound
  97. (LDY 023:041)
  98. Plate 45: Ballygroll Field System
  99. (LDY 14A:004)
  100. Plate 46: Ballynagard Enclosure
  101. (LDY 14A:028)
  102. Figure 15: Ballynease-Macpeake lithic scatter [Not in SMR] (after McAllister 2008, 4)
  103. Plate 47: Ballynagard Burnt Mound
  104. Plate 48: Ballynashallog Settlement Cluster (LDY 14A:023)
  105. (LDY 002:007)
  106. Plate 49: Ballywoolen Habitation Site
  107. (LDY 007:023)
  108. Plate 50: Fish Loughan lithic scatter
  109. Figure 16: Glenone lithic scatter [Not in SMR] (after Spaulding et al. 1999, 146)
  110. Plate 51: Killane Habitation Site [Not in SMR] (after McSparron 2002)
  111. (after McSparron 2002)
  112. Plate 53: Lisnakilly Pit [Not in SMR]
  113. (LDY 023:052)
  114. (LDY 023:054)
  115. Plate 54: Loughermore Decorated Stone
  116. Plate 55: Loughermore Decorated Stone
  117. (LDY 007:037)
  118. (MRL 021:003)
  119. Plate 56: Mount Sandel Settlement Cluster
  120. Plate 57: Mount Sandel Lithic Scatter
  121. (LDY 014:011)
  122. Plate 58: Stradreagh Beg Habitation Site
  123. (LDY 045:018)
  124. (LDY 046:028)
  125. Plate 59: Tintagh Promontory Fort
  126. Plate 60: Tullybrick Field System
  127. (TYR 017:059)
  128. Plate 61: Carnaveagh Decorated Stone
  129. (TYR 058:033)
  130. Figure 17: Plan of Clogher Hillfort
  131. Plate 62: Clogher Hillfort (TYR 058:033)
  132. Plate 63: Derryloughan Road (Unclassified Togher) (TYR 055:011)
  133. (TYR 011:042)
  134. Figure 18: Plan of Glenga Hut Site
  135. Plate 64: Glenga Hut Site (TYR 011:042)
  136. DISCUSSION
  137. Figure 19: Table of excavations at sites of prehistoric life, by date and percentage
  138. Figure 20: Table giving the breakdown of numbers of different types of monuments relating to prehistoric life in Northern Ireland, by County and in total
  139. Table 21: Numbers of prehistoric monuments in Northern Ireland that could be categorised into time periods
  140. Table 22: Prehistoric monuments in Northern Ireland that could be categorised into time periods, by percentage
  141. GLOSSARY
  142. Figure 23: Table of radiocarbon dates for County Antrim
  143. RADIOCARBON DATES
  144. Figure 24: Table of radiocarbon dates for County Armagh
  145. Figure 25: Table of radiocarbon dates for County Down
  146. Figure 26: Table of radiocarbon dates for County Fermanagh
  147. Figure 27: Table of radiocarbon dates for County Londonderry
  148. Figure 28: Table of radiocarbon dates for County Tyrone
  149. BIBLIOGRAPHY