There was a certain amount of Cutting envy today with the discoveries being made in Cutting A(bbey Road). Sadhbh was excavating a charcoal rich layer near yesterday’s posthole and uncovered part of a medieval jug, including a large part of its base. At the other end of the Cutting a similar deposit excavated by Alan …
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Day 3 – ‘Dig it’
Cutting A(bbey Road) is creating all the headlines today with Penny’s posthole producing numerous sherds of local medieval pottery and charcoal rich deposits that she can process for seeds and charcoal. Tom and Alan, at the other end of the Cutting, were not to be outdone. They found part of a spout from a medieval …
Day 2 – Good day sunshine
The crews in Cutting B(eatles for Sale ) and Cutting A(bbey Road) were eager to return to the dig this morning, with features already starting to emerge yesterday. Craig, Laura and Matt did a fine job defining the limits of the vitrifed brick pit which was planned, photographed and partially excavated. Peter and Shauna caused …
Let the games begin!
This morning John Mc Cullen cut the ceremonial sod at Beaubec on a beautiful summers day in the company of his family. And so the games begin! Great to see some of the old crew and new faces including little Wes our mascot dog. Once the health and safety guidelines were signed off we were …
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Beaubec is the site of a medieval monastic farm associated with the French Cistercian foundation of De Bello Becco (Beaubec) Normandy. Beaubec is located in the townland of Bey More, south of Drogheda in county Meath. This excavation is funded through a generous grant from the FBD Trust and administered through the Kilsharvan Community Council. …
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