Tag Archive: archaeology

Sep
07

Karnag rocks!

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I’ve had a long standing interest in the local archaeology of Donegal, which ranges from the neolithic to medieval eras in Gleann Cholm Cille, but I’ve never really had a reference point with which to compare it. Now, having spent …

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Aug
20

Missing Link

Sheep graze contentedly near the newly discovered bronze age ring cairn above the valley of Gleann Cholm Cille.

Experts have confirmed that a stone circle on the southern side of the Gleann Cholm Cille valley most likely dates to the Bronze Age, ending a riddle that has puzzled archaeologists for decades. The structure, a ‘ring cairn’ made up …

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