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N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project, Co Roscommon

A series of mini-documentaries are being created as part of cataloguing the archaeological works we are undertaking on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project.

Click on the tabs below to watch. Each video lasts for around 5 minutes. Some are subtitled if you wish to turn off the sound.

Glossary

  • Anthropogenic: Any changes in nature made by people.
  • Bulk Sample: The systematic collection of soils from archaeological deposits for further scientific analysis.
  • CPO: Compulsory Purchase Order (or the full extent/footprint of the proposed road).
  • Geophysical Survey: A non-invasion method of detecting and mapping buried archaeology.
  • Metal Detection: Use of a metal detector to search for metal artefacts in soils or under water (a metal detector can only be used with a licence issued by the National Monuments Service & the National Museum of Ireland).
  • Stage (i): The first stages of on-site work such as digging test trenches and undertaking surveys, for example, building and geophysical surveys etc.
  • Stage (ii): This occurs following the completion of Stage (i) testing – when archaeological remains have been found the surrounding area is stripped back to reveal their full extents.
  • Stage (iii): This is when archaeological excavation is undertaken.
  • Stage (iv): The post-excavation stage where specialist work is undertaken (e.g. finds analysis, radiocarbon dating etc), and reports and publications are produced.
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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
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Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
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Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
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Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
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Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
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Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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Burnt spreads found in forestry area


As part of the Archaeological contract for the Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry.

After the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester. This is the first time that this technique has been used on a TII archaeology project and AMS contracted a forestry expert for the job.

Wide tracked machines were used and local drivers employed, people who knew the particular ground conditions. Trenches were then excavated within the area from which the stumps have been taken and all signs of archaeology were investigated by hand.

This innovative stump harvesting technique has resulted in the identification of three new sites of burnt spreads in previously forested areas.

Specialist Stump Excavator

Stump removal

Burnt spreads revealed

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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
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Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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]]> Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia https://ams-consultancy.com/paleobotany-near-ballaghcullia/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:24:48 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1399 Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.

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Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia


Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon in the summer of 2019 and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia. They managed to get a very deep core (seven metres in length) that will provide a record of the plants that were growing in the area from every period since the Ice Age. Very excitingly, they have identified cereal pollen in the section dating from the Bronze Age, which tells us that people were growing crops nearby during the Bronze Age.

Palaeobotanists from NUI Galway pushing the core down into the bog
Opening the core
Pollen magnified under a microscope
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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
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Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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]]> Neolithic Axe https://ams-consultancy.com/neolithic-axe/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:09:03 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1387 Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

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Neolithic Axe


Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

From the stone type, we know that it came all the way from Cumbria in northwest England where it was quarried from mountain tops such as the Pike o’ Stickle.

The discovery of this axe is evidence of contact and exchange between people in Roscommon and England during the Neolithic.

Neolithic Langdale tuff axe found at Shankill
A complete Langdale tuff axe in a partially surviving haft on display in the British museum
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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
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Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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]]> Metal Working at Shankill https://ams-consultancy.com/metal-working-at-shankill/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:56:07 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1382 At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.

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The Forge at Shankill


At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and metal working.

This is the type of evidence one would expect to find next to an early medieval monastic site. Perhaps most excitingly, the remains included a medieval forge in which iron and copper working was carried out and this may be where ecclesiastical (church) objects were made.

Drone image of medieval forge footings

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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
AMS

Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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]]> Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds) https://ams-consultancy.com/fulachtai-fiadh-burnt-mounds/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:49:10 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1371 Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.

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Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)


Reconstruction image by John Hodgson.

Burnt mounds, or fulachtaí fia, are one of the most common types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland. Rocks were heated on a fire and then placed into pits or troughs full of water. The hot stones heated the water in the troughs which was then used for cooking or washing. Mounds of waste stone mixed with charcoal formed around the trough with repeated use over time. These sites mostly date to the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists working on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project have found lots of these. This picture is of a burnt mound in Tullyloyd townland and is of a very big burnt mound that people must have returned to many times, perhaps for big feasts or communal saunas.

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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
AMS

Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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]]> Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh https://ams-consultancy.com/n5-medieval-coin/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:22:12 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1355 Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.

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Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

This coin is an Edward I or II silver cross penny; it probably dates to early 1300s. It was found at Gortnacrannagh.



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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
AMS

Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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]]> Souterrains https://ams-consultancy.com/n5-souterrains/ https://ams-consultancy.com/n5-souterrains/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:10:43 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1350 Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).

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Souterrains


At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).

Souterrains are underground stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. They were used as places of refuge during attacks and raiding (cattle raiding was very common in the period). They were also used as medieval fridges to store milk and cheese; as cool dark spaces they worked well to preserve foods that would go off quicker above ground.



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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
AMS

Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
AMS

Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
AMS

Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
AMS

Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
AMS

Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
AMS

Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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