Suddaby, I. (2005). The excavation of two Late Bronze Age roundhouses at Ballyprior Beg, Island Magee, County Antrim. Ulster J Archaeol 62. Vol 62, pp. 45-91.

Title:

The excavation of two Late Bronze Age roundhouses at Ballyprior Beg, Island Magee, County Antrim

Issue:

Ulster J Archaeol 62

Series:

Ulster Journal of Archaeology

Volume:

Page Start/End:

45 - 91

Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

Journal

Abstract:

The rescue excavation of a roundhouse and part of a second was undertaken during 2000 within the wayleave of the Moyle Interconnector electrical cable route on Island Magee, County Antrim. This previously unknown site is thought to contain several Middle to Late Bronze Age houses, of a type apparently not previously recorded in Ireland. Some structural similarities with Scottish sites are apparent, and artefactual parallels can be seen in both countries. Radiocarbon dates show the roundhouses to be broadly contemporary and their occupation was probably continuous. The site adds to the known diversity of Irish settlement forms around the transition between the Middle and the Late Bronze Age. Specialist reports include

Author:

Ian Suddaby

Year of Publication:

2005

Subjects / Periods:

LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
	SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
Roundhouses (Auto Detected Subject)
Middle (Auto Detected Temporal)
Roundhouse (Auto Detected Subject)

Note:

[IGR D 4456 0196]

Source:

BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))

Created Date:

19 Oct 2005