Passage, wedge tombs, dolmens and court cairns

marco murphy

Anyone know of some site with detailed information on these?

Also, would there be information on how these are protected by heritage laws?

europerson

Megalithomania is a good site for all that.

marco murphy

Thanks a lot europerson. What about legislation and how it protects these monuments?

Seth Brundle

Protection? With FF in office?
www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/bills28/acts/2004/A2204.pdf

Meathlass

All archaeological monuments in Ireland are protected by the 1990 National Monuments Act. I know you specifically asked for websites but a very good book for general archaeology is Waddell's Prehistoric Ireland.

boneless

Can I also recommend Gabriel Cooney's works. His ideas on lanscapes and monuments are interesting. Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland, is the one to start with.

marco murphy

Thats the one, thanks boneless.

Riamfada

National Monuments Act 1930 offered original protection to sites

Ammendment 1954 - closes loophole for exporting artefacts out of the country as a result of the "emly shrine controversy"

Ammendment 1987 - Prohibits the use of metal detectors as a result of the Derrynaflan hoard and gives ownership of all archaeological sites/finds to the State.

Ammendment 1994 - Following Woodquay removes protection by giving more control to the minister (FF) and breaks up Duchas (heritage protection who has a say in the removal of sites)

Ammendment 2004 - Following Carickmines, in order to save themselves from having to answer for their actions and face further legal action against unpopular decisions the Minister was given sole descretion to removal or preservation of sites (relevant to Tara)

Ammendment 2009 - (i bet my mother that we will see one following the construction of the motorway at the M3 to make it even more difficult to challenge Govermental decisions. Oh how I love democracy.)

FF have removed 60 years of accumulated protection to archaeological sites to remove any possible legal objections so in essence the 1930 act is nul and void should it prove "not in the social & economic interest"


OP if you really want to talk about Megalithic tombs... and I hope you do! Try having a quick look over JEREMY DRONFIELD's work on neurocognative nature of megalithic artwork. Its very intresting.

Regards
G

marco murphy

You the man.

Thanks a lot

Mrs. MacGyver

Elizabeth Shee-Twohig also has a few useful publications out there as well as a few periodicals. Although as mentioned above, Waddels book is excellent.

marco murphy

God Waddels book, very good indeed

Riamfada

Which sites prompted your interest?

guinnessdrinker

What sites would you reccomend visiting?

Riamfada

where are you located?

guinnessdrinker

North West, I've been to most of them in this region but anywhere else, I wouldnt mind travelling.