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Garranes: An Early Medieval Royal Site in South-West Ireland

By Nick Hogan, William O'Brien
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$65.00
By Nick Hogan, William O'Brien
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Ringforts were an important part of the rural settlement landscape of early medieval Ireland (AD 400-1100). While most of those circular enclosures were farmsteads, a small number had special significance as centres of political power and elite residence, also associated with specialized crafts. One such 'royal site' was Garranes in the mid-Cork region of south-west Ireland. In 1937, archaeological excavation of a large trivallate ringfort provided evidence of high-status residence during t...

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