Antiquities of the Irish Countryside

No country is as rich in field antiquities as Ireland, and this work gives an account in simple language of the origin, purpose, date and distribution of all classes of monuments with the exception of ecclesiastical remains and medieval castles.

List of contents

From the Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Fifth Edition. 1. Introduction 2. Forts 3. Fields, Roads and Linear Earthworks 4. Souterrains 5. House Sites 6. Coastal Dwelling Sities 7. Ancient Cooking Places 8. Crannógs 9. Megalithic Tombs 10. Burial Mounds 11. Standing Stones 12. Stone Alignments 13. Stone Circles

About the author

O Riordain, Sean P.

Summary

No country is as rich in field antiquities as Ireland, and this work gives an account in simple language of the origin, purpose, date and distribution of all classes of monuments with the exception of ecclesiastical remains and medieval castles.

Product details

• Authors: Sean P O Riordain, Sean P. O Riordain, Seán P Ó Ríordáin, O Riordain Sean P.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2014
• EAN: 9781138814813
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81481-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ireland, Reference works, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies