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Heritage Week Talk - Columban Connections
A talk by Kevin Barton of Landscape and Geophysical Services Ltd Topic Comparison of Geophysics results from the research at St Columbas Church of Ireland site Glencolmcille and Mayo Abbey Straid/Glebe Glencolmcille Venue 30th August 2007 8.15 pm Oideas Gael Glencolmcille Co. Donegal For further details contact oideasgael@eircom.net or phone Siobhan 074-9730348 (office hours) Our thanks to the landowners and farmers in Glencolmcille who have facilitated the research work, both those whose land we...
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Secrets Beneath Our Feet
This is a link to Gerard Cunningham's article on the work in Glen printed in the Donegal Democrat http://www.faduda.net/articles/geosurvey.html.
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Geophysics Techniques
Geophysics Techniques Magnetism It is important to realise that most things have magnetic properties. There is iron in soil, rock, and even human blood; so it is everywhere. Many of the following techniques try to determine changes in the magnetic properties in the soil i.e. their relative magnetism. As a result of agricultural activity animal (or human) waste is often deposited in ditches. As this begins to decay elements such as hydrocarbons are given off, leaving the iron elements in the ditch. This strengthens...
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Geophysicist
The geophysicist selected to do the survey is Kevin Barton of LGS Ltd. Kevin’s professional background and interests range from: a) Electronics and computing at college in England to; b) Geology and geophysics whilst working for the Geological Survey in England and abroad to; c) Applied geophysics and archaeology at NUI Galway and; d) Latterly to archaeological geophysics as principal of Landscape & Geophysical surveys in Claremorris, Co Mayo. Kevin has been involved in land and waterborne archaeological...
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Glencolmcille - A Survey of Ritual and Religious Sites
The Project A number of surveys of the monuments in Glencolmcille have been published including: 1) Gleanncholmcille (1971, 1998) by Dr. Michael Herrity 2) The Archaeological Survey...
