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Seasonal settlement and the interpretation of upland archaeology in the Galtee Mountains, Ireland

Seasonal settlement and the interpretation of upland archaeology in the Galtee Mountains, Ireland This paper discusses the complexity of archaeological evidence associated with seasonal upland settlement in Ireland, a subject which has only recently started to come to light. As a result of the lack of attention, many uncertainties remain in the interpretation of upland sites compared to lowland archaeology. The paper uses a case-study of the Galtee Mountains in the south of Ireland, where it focuses on the material culture of transhumance in the post-medieval period. It explores two important aspects of this: first, the activities of transhumant herders in the wider landscape as revealed by the various material remains they have left behind; and second, the identification of chronological depth in these landscapes, as revealed by the morphology of summer (booley) houses and the context in which they are found. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscape History Taylor & Francis

Seasonal settlement and the interpretation of upland archaeology in the Galtee Mountains, Ireland

Costello, Eugene
Landscape History , Volume 37 (1): 12 – Jan 2, 2016
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Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2016 Society for Landscape Studies
ISSN
2160-2506
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0143-3768
DOI
10.1080/01433768.2016.1176437
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Abstract

This paper discusses the complexity of archaeological evidence associated with seasonal upland settlement in Ireland, a subject which has only recently started to come to light. As a result of the lack of attention, many uncertainties remain in the interpretation of upland sites compared to lowland archaeology. The paper uses a case-study of the Galtee Mountains in the south of Ireland, where it focuses on the material culture of transhumance in the post-medieval period. It explores two important aspects of this: first, the activities of transhumant herders in the wider landscape as revealed by the various material remains they have left behind; and second, the identification of chronological depth in these landscapes, as revealed by the morphology of summer (booley) houses and the context in which they are found.

Journal

Landscape History – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2016

Keywords: Upland archaeology; transhumance; potato cultivation; butter production; seasonality; Galtee Mountains

References

  • Clochans as transhumance dwellings in the Dingle peninsula, Co. Kerry
  • Post-medieval upland settlement and the decline of transhumance: a case-study from the Galtee Mountains, Ireland
  • Time regained: booley huts and seasonal settlement in the Mourne mountains, Co. Down, Ireland
  • Materiality and mutable landscapes: rethinking seasonality and marginality in rural Ireland
  • Traces of the Buaile in the Galtee Mountains
  • The traditional houses of County Limerick
  • Buailteachas i dTír Chonaill