Catriona Devane is our hero of the day. She has been single-handedly processing the vast collection of material coming into the finds office every day. There was a great deal of recording and photography going on in the cuttings today. The eighth day on the site was also marked by many welcomed visitors. Kieran Campbell (and …
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Day 7 – And the winner is …
There was a great deal of competition between cuttings today when it came to the Discovery of the Day Awards (The DoDAs to those in the know). John’s team came down on the medieval fill of the moat and found some lovely glazed ridge tiles similar to those discovered last year, they made a strong …
Day 6 – The site is buzzing.
Everyone returned to work this Monday morning with a pep in their step and launched into their cuttings with renewed vigour. Before tea break there were two separate announcements of medieval pottery finds and Penny informed us that we had our first medieval pea of the season. New volunteers Lisa, Brona and Ryan settled in …
Day 5 – Key to the tower
Within the tower Craig has revealed the original floor level. His hard-working assistant Andrew is going off to greener pastures to Loughcrew to work as an OPW guide. Emma, a volunteer from DKIT, is also headed for Loughcrew. Lennon took over from Andrew just in time to find an old iron key. In Cutting J …
Day 4 – Work Continues …
An eighteenth century cobbled avenue, that once led to Pearson’s House, was beautifully exposed, recorded and removed today in Cutting E. Excavation in the Covid friendly smaller cuttings revealed a charcoal rich filled trench, which Penny will sample tomorrow, and the top of what remains of the precinct wall. The day was marked by many …
Day 3 – Making up for lost time
The Beaubec archaeologists certainly made up for lost time today. John’s team have uncovered the outside edge of the moat in Cutting J. The test cuttings in search of precinct/building walls have hit a re-deposited boulder clay. In Cuttings E and F Billy has been carefully exposing the mouth of the kiln flue while Laura’s …
Rain Stops Play
We haven’t posted a page like this since the storms of July 2012, but today the rain was so heavy we had to call it a day. This is a hard decision to make, so many had travelled so far (some walking out in the rain) to get to the site. All were keen to …
A brilliant first day!
We had a brilliant turn out for our first day of Beaubec excavations 2020. We welcomed back many of our old crew, and a strong contingent from Fingal, which makes Fingallian co-director Geraldine Stout very happy and proud. There are also DCU, UCD and DKIT students and local volunteers. Thankfully, the weather was kind to …
Excavation starts tomorrow!!!
Excitement builds as the team prepares for Day 1. Yet rust never sleeps (no we won’t use Neil Young references this year) and the drought gave us an opportunity to get a good look at the linen mill that was at the western edge of the field. John McCullen noticed how the drought had brought …
Second season begins 6 July!
After much deliberation, archaeologists Geraldine and Matthew Stout have decided to go ahead with the 2020 excavations at Beaubec. We start on Monday 6 July and finish on Friday 31 July. Covid means that we will have to make some changes, but we still hope that we can have a good time and make more …
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