Dr. Charles Mount
has more than twenty years experience of archaeology and cultural heritage assessment. He holds a Ph.D., M.B.A and a professional qualification in EIA and SEA Management. See his profile on Academia.edu, his publication citations on Google scholar, or view his website.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2918-7529
An Archaeologist’s Notebook
High Cross at Castledermot, Co. Kildare.
The remains of the seventeenth century tower of Clontibret Church, Co. Monaghan (RMP MO014-019001-).
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The Wedge Tomb at Bunnafinglas, Co. Mayo (RMP MA048-067—-) is situated on a south-west facing slope in a clearing in plantation forestry. Wedge Tombs are the most common megalithic tomb type known in Ireland. Most Wedge Tombs have wedge-shaped chambers with forecourts and round or oval cairns. Wedge Tombs came into use during the period c.2540-2300 BC at about the time that copper came into use in Ireland.
The Tower House at Castlemore, Co. Cork. This Tower House and Bawn (RMP CO084:00901-) consists of 2, 4 storey towers that stand at the South-eastern and south-western corners of a stone bawn. The monument, which is also known as Dundrinan, came into possession of McCarthy’s in the fifteenth century and warded by the MacSweeney’s in the sixteenth century.
Charles Mount's Blog- The Early Bronze Age Bog Body from Cashel Bog, Co. Laois, Europe’s Oldest Bog Body
- Is there a future for development-led Archaeology in Ireland?
- New data is good news for Irish archaeology indicating the decline in excavation is slowing.
- Continuing decline in Irish archaeological activity outstrips the decline in construction
- Excavation Licenses indicate continued reduction in archaeological and construction activity in 2012
Tag Archives: Kildare
The Knights of St. John of Jerusalem at Kildare
For three hundred years the town of Kildare was host to a house of crusader knights. The Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights of Malta, originated in the early twelfth century … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, History, Monuments
Tagged Kildare, Kilmainham, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Patrick Sarsfield, Perceptory, Tully
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How to build a bog road
In Chapter 30 of Cogitosus’ Life of St. Brigit is an important contemporary account of the construction of a bog trackway that sheds light on the materials used, the purpose of the track, how the workers were levied and how … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History
Tagged bog trackway, Cogitosus, Kildare, St. Brigit, Uí Failgi
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