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<< Text Pages >> Armaghlughey - Ancient Village or Settlement in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Armagh

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 14 September 2009  Page Views: 6474

Multi-periodSite Name: Armaghlughey
Country: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 7.225 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Armagh Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ballygawley  Nearest Village: Armaghlughey
Latitude: 54.460690N  Longitude: 7.02239W
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Ancient Settlement and possible Stone Circle in Co. Armagh. "Tyrone has a Stonehenge of its own" [Pause while the MegP Ed emits characteristic groan at this point]. Traces of a neolithic worship site near Ballygawley that could be Tyrone's version of Stonehenge have been discovered by archaeologists working on the site of the A4 dual carriageway.

The three-year long excavation project, which was carried out by Headland Group, a Scottish based firm, is one of the largest in Northern Ireland to date.
Scientists uncovered a roughly 5,000 year-old circular site in the townland of Armaghlughey which contains graves, evidence of timber buildings and burnt pits that bear a strong resemblance to Stonehenge and the Giant's Ring near Belfast, both of which are prehistoric stone circle sites.

At a nearby excavation, the archaeologists were also surprised to find a 6,000 year old pit, with small quantities of human bone and pottery flakes.

A single cremation burial bit with an inverted urn, dated to between 1910 and 1730BC, was subsequently discovered.
It's believed that rituals and ceremonies took place at the site, possibly even sacrifices. One difference to Stonehenge is that the building remains are made out of wood rather than stone.
The archaeologists also found evidence of Christian worship further west of the site where a large early Medieval ringfort or possible ecclesiastical site was excavated.

In total there were 65 sites or areas of archaeological potential on the A4/5, including numerous burnt mounds (prehistoric cooking sites), two ring forts, a prehistoric settlement, a Bronze Age ritual timber alignment and three very large ring ditch enclosures, which were probably burial mounds, and a mill lade.
Following field work, summary reports on each of the sites was produced and submitted to Dr Michael Avery of Archaeological Associates (Ireland) and Kate Robb of John Cronin Consultants.
The Edinburgh based firm of archaeologists said it had ensured that the A4 roadworks proceeded without damaging historical sites and artefacts and where there were unexpected discoveries, recorded and excavated these sites to professional standards.

The team are currently working on the final publication of their findings which should be submitted to the Roads Service in Spring 2010.

Source: Tyrone Times


Note: 4,000-year-old timber circle found in Tyrone, see comment
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4,000-year-old timber circle found in Tyrone by Andy B on Monday, 14 September 2009
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The remains of a timber circle from more than 4,000 years ago have been uncovered by archaeologists in County Tyrone.

The timber circle was found by the Headland Group near Ballygawley in 2006/2007 as part of an excavation project linked to the A4 and A5 road improvements scheme.

Project Officer at Headland Archaeology, Kirsty Dingwall, said radiocarbon dating had confirmed it was from around the middle of the third millenium BC, "although some elements of it may be earlier".

"The specific use of timber circles are not well understood but it is thought that they were used as ritual sites, perhaps for feasting or for commemorating the dead," she said.

"The find is very significant for archaeology and for Northern Ireland in particular, as very few timber circles have been fully excavated.

"It might seem that stone circles are more common as they survive better, but we are learning more and more about this type of site and how widespread they were.

"The postholes containing the timbers were carefully excavated and the pottery and charcoal found on the site are now undergoing close inspection and analysis by the Headland experts to reveal more about the activities which took place in the timber circle.

"The results of the analysis will be submitted to the Roads Service in 2010."


The find is very significant for archaeology and for Northern Ireland in particular
Kirsty Dingwall, Headland Group

Kirsty said the circle near Ballygawley was an example of a "relatively rare type of site, generally dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Age".

She said it was "made up of two concentric rings of timbers focussed on a central area, which appear to have replaced an earlier series of large pits".

It "had a large monumental porch on one side with a line of substantial timbers along the front, which would have formed an impressive façade for anyone approaching the circle".

"The outer ring of the double circle comprised pits holding four posts in a square arrangement, which would themselves have pinned sections of wattle or planked walling in place," she added.

"As a result, we can be fairly certain that it would not be possible to see into the centre of the circle from the outside, unlike other timber circles elsewhere in the British Isles, or at stone circles such as Stonehenge in Wiltshire or Callanish in Scotland, where an observer would have had glimpses of the activity.

"As timber circles are generally thought to have some form of ritual importance, the issue of restricting the views of what was happening inside the circle is an interesting one."

Kirsty said the archaeological investigations undertaken as part of the A4 and A5 road improvements scheme were "currently undergoing post-excavation analyses and reporting which are likely to throw interesting new light on the prehistoric archaeological record of the area".

The Department for Regional Development said road construction would not be affected by the discovery of the timber circle remains.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8202364.stm
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Re: Armaghlughey by Anonymous on Wednesday, 05 August 2009
The attitude to this site seems very different to those at Tara

"The Edinburgh based firm of archaeologists said it had ensured that the A4 roadworks proceeded without damaging historical sites and artefacts and where there were unexpected discoveries, recorded and excavated these sites to professional standards"

At Tara they destroyed everything they could as soon as possible. Utterly disgusting.

Do you believe them?
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