The Fergus Estuary and Islands: discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare
Year: 2010
Type: other
Abstract: This report describes the results of a Heritage Council‐funded research project entitled ‘The\nFergus estuary and islands project: Discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare',\nwhich was funded by a Heritage Council Heritage Research grant (R00412) for 2010.\nThe project explored the distinctive maritime cultural landscapes of the Fergus estuary, Co.\nClare, through an intertidal archaeology of the estuarine channels and the shorelines of the\nislands found on the lower Fergus estuary, Co. Clare (particularly, in 2010, around Inishloe,\nInishtubrid, Horse Island and Shore Island). The project also had a particular focus on the\narchaeology of the Boarland Rock medieval fishweir complex (Fig.1). The Fergus Estuary and\nIslands project (2008‐2010) has been remarkably successful, uncovering a range of entirely\nnew archaeological sites: there are 131 archaeological sites listed in the project catalogue\n(see Appendix 1), 127 of which were completely unknown when the survey began in 2008.
Authors: Aidan O’Sullivan, Mary Dillon, Rob Sands, Conor McDermott, R. William Shaw, Gary Devlin
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W621590902