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.
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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.
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Hoards in the Irish Copper and Bronze Ages

Throughout the Copper and Bronze Ages the deposition of hoards fluctuated through cycles of activity driven by religious, social and economic factors. After 1,500 years hoard deposition increased parabolicly in the last few centuries of the period indicating that the … Continue reading
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Tagged axe, Bishopsland phase, bog, Bog of Cullen, Bronze, Bronze Age, Copper, Copper Age, Dowris phase, Early Bronze Age, Gold, gold disc, hoard, Late Bronze Age, lunula, Middle Bronze Age, Mooghaun, palstave, sword, torc, wetland
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