The Medieval Rural Settlement Project

The Medieval Rural Settlement Project commenced in 2002 to consider the nature of the archaeological landscape associated with rural Ireland in the period c. 1100-1650 AD. The Project has four principal modules, each of which will result in a significant monograph publication. The modules were chosen to represent a cross-section of the diverse…

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Plough pebble from Brownstown, Co. Dublin.

Аутор: The Discovery Programme

Идентификатор извора: MRSP_DUB_FIG_09_09

Врста извора: Image

Формат: jpeg

This is one of a collection of pebbles picked up during field-walking on lands formerly belonging to the manor of Swords. The sharply defined abraded surface at the top of the picture is the facet that is worn back by the earth as the plough is pulled through the soil.

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