Using new techniques to date old castles
The most common form of castle in Ireland is the tower-house and it is possible that over 3,000 of these were built in the country in the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries. The study of the tower-houses themselves, however, has long been hampered by issues of chronology, since any time-dependent...
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| Published in | Archaeology Ireland Vol. 27; no. 104; pp. 19 - 23 |
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| Format | Magazine Article |
| Language | English |
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01.01.2013
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| Summary: | The most common form of castle in Ireland is the tower-house and it is possible that over 3,000 of these were built in the country in the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries. The study of the tower-houses themselves, however, has long been hampered by issues of chronology, since any time-dependent theories that archaeologists and architectural historians may propose regarding issues of tower-house design and function may founder owing to our inability to decide when a particular example was built. [Abridged Publication Abstract] |
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| Bibliography: | SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0790-892X |