Joe Fenwick
Archaeological Field Officer, NUI Galway
Rathcroghan and correlate ‘royal sites’: centres of kingship, cult and cosmos
This paper will present a comparative archaeological review of Rathcroghan (Cruáchu), Co. Roscommon, to the other Late Prehistoric ‘royal sites’ of Tara (Temair), Co. Meath, Navan Fort (Emain Macha), Co. Armagh, and Knockaulin (Dún Ailinne), Co. Kildare. Despite superficial differences, recent research indicates that these great ‘royal sites’ share much in common and these similarities seem to indicate a general accord in terms of ritual, ceremony and religious belief across much of the island of Ireland throughout later prehistory.
Joe Fenwick is the Archaeological Field Officer in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Celtic Studies, NUI Galway. He has an active research interest in the Irish Late Prehistoric ‘royal sites’ and ritual landscapes of Rathcroghan and Tara, and also the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne.
(Link: https://www.nuigalway.ie/colleges-and-schools/arts-social-sciences-and-celtic-studies/geography-archaeology/disciplines/archaeology/our-team/joefenwick/ )
Joe Fenwick is the Archaeological Field Officer in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Celtic Studies, NUI Galway. He has an active research interest in the Irish Late Prehistoric ‘royal sites’ and ritual landscapes of Rathcroghan and Tara, and also the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne.
(Link: https://www.nuigalway.ie/colleges-and-schools/arts-social-sciences-and-celtic-studies/geography-archaeology/disciplines/archaeology/our-team/joefenwick/ )