Excavation at Tirnony 2010
A new season of excavations at Tirnony Portal Tomb recommenced on Tuesday 1 March 2011.
The excavations will continue for about 1 month from this date. During this time we intend to complete the excavations begun last autumn, both inside the tomb and around the exterior. We will be having open afternoons each Friday from 2.00pm to 4.00pm when all are welcome to come and see the excavations. Also sometime before the end of the excavation we hope to have another Saturday open day.
Watch this space for further updates on the progress of the excavations and information on forthcoming open days.
The work is being carried out by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), in conjunction with the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork (CAF) at Queen’s.
Thank you for providing this blog. I will be checking in frequently.
Very interesting.
Best of luck,
Lonnie
Great project can wait to see the outcome. Will the be any days at the weekend that the site can be visited as Fridays to not fall into my social calander
hi there, I would be interested in coming along on Friday to witness the part of the excavation, would this be possible?.
Thanks
@ Lonnie - thanks!
@ Ian - I’ll get back to you on this asap
@ Stephen - Yes you can call between 2:00pm and 4:00pm. You’ll find how to get there by visiting our maps page http://blog.ni-environment.gov.uk/NIEA/?page_id=127
Looking forward to following the excavations on the web! Just a quick question, as there are no blog entries yet, just pages, is http://blog.ni-environment.gov.uk/NIEA/?feed=rss2 the one to watch for updates?
Kind regards,
Ann
@ Ian - I have sent you an email to the address you provided regarding your question
@ Ann - We are writing the blog in pages so the RSS Feeds aren’t switched on. I can add your email address to this blog’s mailing list if you want?
Thank you, that would be great.
*erased the whole part where I had the arrogance to tell other people how to run their WP blogs*
Re: @ Ann - We are writing the blog in pages so the RSS Feeds aren’t switched on. I can add your email address to this blog’s mailing list if you want?
Could you add my e-mail address to this blog’s mailing list. Thank you.
I had almost no chance of finding much about what is going in N.Ireland archaeology, and plan to follow this opportunity as far as you will let us.
Hi Frank,
No problem at all - I’ve already added your details to the mailing list.
Was there something in particular that you were wanting to find out about?
Would you please add my e-mail address to your blog’s mailing list? Thank you. I am especially interested to know if there are any symbols carved on any of the stones or on any objects found in the excavation.
Best of luck folks.
Re: @ Ann - We are writing the blog in pages so the RSS Feeds aren’t switched on. I can add your email address to this blog’s mailing list if you want?
Could you also add my e-mail address to this blog’s mailing list. Thank you so much. It is such a fantastic,once in a life time chance to excavate such an iconic monument type and i am really looking forward to your blog’s.
Tx for providing this blog .
Could i get my name on the mailing list also?
Is it true that a tunnel was discovered below ?
We’re loving the enthusiam from you all! As a treat, we’ve just added a new gallery page. Check it out and let us know what you think!
@ Diana - I’ve added you to the mailing list. I’ll ask the experts on-site about your question. I’ll hopefully have an answer for you soon.
@ Billy - Thanks for the good wishes all the way from Limerick! I’ve added your email address to the mailing list as well
@ Philip - I’ve added you to the mailing list also. Your feedback is just what we wanted to hear!
@ Brendan - You’re added too! I’ll put your question to the experts and get back to you asap.
@ Billy - can you email me at martin.clerkin@doeni.gov.uk so that I can get your correct email address.
We tried sending you out an email using the mailing list but it bounced back saying it was undeliverable
Great that you are opening this work up to the public, and now you even have a fan from Ontario, Canada. Please add me to your mail list.
Visited during the open session today. The experts onsite were most helpful and courteous. Fantastic to see that the dig is throwing up evidence of a range of periods and that such local interest is being generated in our dolmen
@ Frank @ Diana and @ Brendan - Cormac has answered your questions on the 21 October blog entry. Just comment on any of the pages to ask more and we’ll get the experts to answer them!
@ John L - We’re loving the global attention! I’ve added your details to the list also.
@ John D - We’re glad you enjoyed yourself on Friday. This blog is really helping us get the word out there. Be sure to call back again soon to see how we’re progressing.
Please be so kind to include me on the mailing list. Should be interesting to follow your work close up.Thank you……..
Was down at the excavation today and there were quite a few others there too, but no one from NIEA. I guess this was due to the weather?
Do you think it’ll be open tomorrow, or will it need to be dry for a few days?
I was down last Friday and really looking forward to hearing some more about it.
Can you also add me to your mailing list?
Thanks
Can you please add me to your mailing list?
Many thanks
Anne d
What a breath-taking find that glass bead is! A nice reward for the painstaking work that you are doing; Geat to have a blog, it gives a real feeling for what is going on there. I can nearly feel the rain and wind that must be making life fun for you brave souls!
Could you add me to your mailing list, please? I live in Belgium so won’t be able to pop in for a visit, unfortunately.
Hi, Can you add me to your mailing list? Go raibh maith agat.
Hi
I was wondering could I be put on the mailing list.
Best of luck
Patrick