{"id":2182,"date":"2020-05-08T14:06:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthsound.ie\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2020-05-08T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:06:15","slug":"current-and-recent-research-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.earthsound.ie\/index.php\/2020\/05\/08\/current-and-recent-research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Current and Recent Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" In the last few months we have been busy working on research projects which included surveying four different sites in County Donegal <\/strong>and one site each in Fermanagh<\/strong>, Derry<\/strong> and Tipperary<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surveys in South Donegal <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Three sites have been investigated as part of ongoing research by the Drumhome Heritage Society<\/a> and funded by the Donegal Local Development Company<\/a>. The sites include Drumhome ecclesiastical site<\/strong>, McGonigle’s Fort<\/strong> and Ballymagroarty Irish Castle<\/strong>. They are located a short distance south of Donegal town and north of Ballyshannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Satelite image of the sites in south Donegal (Historic Environment Viewer<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Drumhome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Of all the sites Drumhome<\/strong> has undergone the most extensive geophysical surveys. The site comprises a number of pasture fields surrounding Drumhome Old Church and graveyard<\/strong>. A previous Earth Resistance survey in 2013 has identified an oval enclosure extending from the upstanding cemetery wall into the field to the south. The enclosure and a number of internal and external structures were thought to be relating to the ecclesiastical settlement at Drumhome. Subsequent archaeological testing was undertaken by archaeologist Mick Drumm<\/strong> of Wolfhound Archaeology<\/strong>. While this was not a full excavation, numerous significant archaeological features were identified including ditches, pits, stone structures and a number of possible toghers. These features were found outside of the enclosure identified in the geophysical data and the possible toghers were found in the boggy southern half of the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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