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Hi everyone – its been a while but we are still working away on writing up and the Post-Medieval Archaeology Journal has just published the latest paper from the project. […]
Hi everyone – its been a while but we are still working away on writing up and the Post-Medieval Archaeology Journal has just published the latest paper from the project. […]
The Archaeology of Salt Production project began in January 2014 and has now completed its two-year mission to identify the remains of all historic-era salt works around our coast. In […]
Halloween may have just past, but in researching the historical salt works around the Irish coast we uncovered a few gruesome incidents fit for late night story-telling! On the 19th November […]
After Port Eynon we took the scenic route through Wales and crossed the border to Chester. This region is the hub of British salt-making in the post-medieval era (but with […]
Just back from a trip through Munster from Clare to Cork. This province proved both promising and challenging. The south coast was heavily involved in transatlantic butter and meat exports, […]
One of the most intriguing aspects of Irish salt manufacture is its association with lime; whereby both commodities were produced using the same source of combustion. Historical references to the practice suggest […]
Waterford boasts that it is Ireland’s oldest city – a settlement on the River Suir being established by the Vikings in the 9th century, and putting down permanent roots by the […]
The town of Carlingford, on the north Louth coast is most notable for its fine medieval buildings, including the 13th century castle, 15th century thosel and 15-16th century mint. A […]
The salt works complex at Slade, Co. Wexford, represents one of the most complete examples of a 17th century site we have encountered to date on the Archaeology of Irish […]
Just completed a field trip exploring salt working sites in Leinster and East Ulster. This important coast features many ports of importance to Irish trade (Dublin, Drogheda, Newry); towns servicing substantial hinterlands […]