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10 November, 2022

Drumclay Crannóg Post-Excavation Project

Project overview

IAC were awarded a contract to complete a three-year programme of post-excavation analyses and reporting for the excavations at Drumclay Crannóg, Co. Fermanagh. This is a crannóg of national and international significance with habitation activity stretching from the early medieval through to the early modern periods.

CENTRAL ROUNDHOUSE FROM DRUMCLAY CRANNÓG
Aerial photo showing the platform/floor levels of ‘House 8011’ with the entrance in the right foreground (Copyright HED)
WATTLE WALL AT DRUMCLAY
Detail photo of a wattle wall showing the weaving technique used (Copyright HED)
CACHE OF HAZELNUT SHELLS IN OCCUPATION DEPOSIT
CACHE OF HAZELNUT SHELLS IN OCCUPATION DEPOSIT
Great preservation levels were encountered at Drumclay as highlighted by these environmental remains (Copyright HED)

The well-preserved remains of at least 50 houses were identified in the deposits and over 6,000 artefacts were recovered during the excavation. IAC are managing an extensive multi-disciplinary specialist team across Ireland and the UK to complete analysis of the excavation results. This project will provide further context to the activities carried out during the lifetime of this unique settlement site. The results of this work will be shared via public talks and publications.

YEW WEAVING COMB
YEW WEAVING COMB
A weaving comb recovered from an occupation deposit within ‘Roundhouse 8138’ (Copyright: John Sunderland/ HED)
YEW CUP WITH HOOP COMB
YEW CUP WITH HOOP COMB
A yew cup recovered from ‘House 8011’ (Copyright: John Sunderland/ HED)

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