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OʼBrien, William, “Clashanimud and the Bronze Age hillforts of Munster”, Emania 23 (2016): 5–30.

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Article
“Clashanimud and the Bronze Age hillforts of Munster”
Periodical
Emania: Bulletin of the Navan Research Group 23 (2016)
Emania 23 (2016), Navan Research Group.
Volume
23
Pages
5–30
Description
Abstract (cited)

This paper presents the results of an archaeological excavation conducted in 2004–2006 at Clashanimud (Cashel) hillfort, Co. Cork. The site is typical of what Raftery (1972) termed a Class 2a hillfort, comprised here of two concentric, widely-spaced enclosures over an area of 8.9 ha. Excavation revealed important details of the hillfort defences, which are radiocarbon dated to the twelfth century BC. The site history is of particular interest, with massive wooden palisades deliberately destroyed by fire soon after construction. The Clashanimud project is part of a new investigation of Irish hillforts based in University College Cork. This research includes sample excavation and radiocarbon dating of selected Class 2 hillforts across Ireland. The results from Clashanimud are discussed in relation to three similar hillforts elsewhere in Munster. The deliberate destruction of some of these strongholds offers a new insight into the regional wars of the later Bronze Age in Ireland.

Subjects and topics
Headings
Bronze Age Ireland
Approaches
archaeology
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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