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<< Text Pages >> Two-Mile Borris - Ancient Village or Settlement in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Tipperary

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 11 August 2006  Page Views: 8941

Multi-periodSite Name: Two-Mile Borris Alternative Name: Twomileborris
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 7.975 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Tipperary Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: S19245729
Latitude: 52.666835N  Longitude: 7.716349W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Co. Tipperary. Iron Age village unearthed. The find centres around the site of the original ancient village settlement of Two-Mile-Borris close to the present day village at the rear of the existing Black Castle and near the adjacent river on land owned by local man, Pierce Duggan.

The find is thought to similar to what was discovered in Lough Gur in Co. Limerick and dates back to the Iron Age.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Map Reference is approximate only, a more accurate location would be appreciated

Note: Opinions vary on excitingness of new discovery in Ireland, see comment
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Re: Two-Mile Borris by Anonymous on Tuesday, 06 October 2009
i think their should be more excavating done aroud the sight. they bearly started when they finished.
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    Re: Two-Mile Borris by Anonymous on Thursday, 19 January 2023
    I happen to live in the area where some of the find was made. Some of it was on our Farmland. The discovery was made in Mandatory surveying before a Motorway was built in the area. When the discovery was made, The Archaeologist in charge was told that if she reported it to the National Museum, she would never work in Ireland again (at least, thats what she told my dad at the time).
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Re: Two-Mile-Borris find "mundane'' — archaeologist by coldrum on Friday, 18 August 2006
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Claims that an ancient village settlement has been uncovered in Two-Mile-Borris have been discounted by an archaeologist.
Deputy Michael Lowry said the settlement dated back the Iron Age and was of major significance to the area – but the archaeologist has denied the claim.
"This gives us a huge insight into settlement in the area two and a half thousand years ago," said Mr Lowry, who visited the site last week. His claims have been backed up by Pierce Duggan, owner of the land where the site is located.
"This is very similar to the settlement found at Lough Gur in Limerick, but may be not as old," said Deputy Lowry.
The Independent TD suggested that the ruins should now be replicated on the site to give local people and visitors a lasting insight into how people lived in Tipperary over 2,500 years ago.
But the assistant project archaeologist Mairead McLaughlin dismissed the claims: "There is nothing to it at all. It's very mundane and of little significance.
" All we found was a lime kiln and some furrows from ploughing. There's also a field boundary. It's pretty average and run-of-the-mill," she said.
The site was unearthed by a team of archaeologists doing preparatory work for the construction of the Cashel to Cullahill stretch of the new N8 motorway, due to start next year.
Pierce Duggan says the settlement could have been built between 500 and 700 BC. Other discoveries said to be found were an ancient irrigation system, cremation graves and open cooking site. The site is located on a wetland area very close to the Black River, a tributary of the Suir.
"The pre-Christian settlement was found when the archaeologists went to investigate an old lime kiln that is believed to have been in the area since the Middle Ages. What they then discovered around the kiln was this much more significant settlement which could be up to 2,000 older," said Pierce Duggan.
Mr Duggan said the locality was deemed significant for an archaeological investigation by the NRA due to the fact that there was a very old graveyard and fort on his farm. The land is also the site of Tower House Castle, a building dating back to around 1400. "It was always a site where archaeologists considered that they might find something."
Mr Lowry accused the NRA of playing down the significance of the site.
The TD said the settlement was located on the proposed new N75 linking Thurles to the new motorway, but, following talks with the NRA, he believed the find would not necessarily delay construction of the route.

http://www.tipperarytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3162&ArticleID=1698822
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Iron Age village find is 'storm in earthenware mug' by Andy B on Friday, 11 August 2006
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You can also visit the village web site, handy this when you're looking for a map reference: http://www.twomileborris.com Not much goes on...

They do reproduce news that a top archaeologist argues that the excitement about the site is a storm in an earthenware mug (probably as nothing much exciting does go on).

http://www.twomileborris.com/page/twomileborris?catname=Main%20Road
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Two-Mile-Borris Iron Age village unearthed by Andy B on Friday, 11 August 2006
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Initial excavations on the site confirm the presence of a large dome type structure, which may have housed a chieftain and surrounding huts which would have housed members of his family.
An ancient water irrigation system is also thought to have been employed by the occupants of the 2,500 year old settlement and archaeologists have indicated that there is evidence of this on site.
Evidence of a cremation area and graves has also been unearthed and archaeologists have also confirmed the location of fulachta fia (ancient cooking pits).
The presence of this pit, which consists of a large, wood-lined pit, often with remains of surrounding structures such as stone enclosures or even small buildings, and sometimes multiple hearths and additional, smaller pits, confirms the settlement of a number of people in the area.
Fulachta Fia are almost always found near running water, or in marshy areas where a hole dug into the ground would quickly fill with water.

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