event · evt_bi_mooghaun_gold_deposition
Deposition of the Mooghaun North gold hoard
More than 150 gold ornaments, weighing roughly five kilograms in surviving historical accounts, were recovered from a wetland or lakeside context.
What is the evidence?
observation
More than 150 gold ornaments, weighing roughly five kilograms in surviving historical accounts, were recovered from a wetland or lakeside context.observed evidence
More than 150 gold ornaments, weighing roughly five kilograms in surviving historical accounts, were recovered from a wetland or lakeside context.The deposit demonstrates extraordinary gold accumulation and craft capacity. Because the nineteenth-century find was dispersed and melted, the exact original composition, arrangement and depositional motive cannot be reconstructed with precision.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1150 BCE–750 BCE
Precision: broad typological range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The deposit demonstrates extraordinary gold accumulation and craft capacity. Because the nineteenth-century find was dispersed and melted, the exact original composition, arrangement and depositional motive cannot be reconstructed with precision.
- supports · dates
Late Bronze Age gold hoards: Mooghaun and Dowris — National Museum of IrelandCuratorial synthesis of major Irish gold and bronze hoards and their depositional settings.
Locator: Mooghaun and Dowris sections; object totals and context - supports · dates
Mooghaun North gold hoard collection records — British MuseumCollection records and dating for surviving ornaments from the Mooghaun North hoard.
Locator: Culture/period, findspot, curator comments and associated records
Interpretation and caveats
The deposit demonstrates extraordinary gold accumulation and craft capacity. Because the nineteenth-century find was dispersed and melted, the exact original composition, arrangement and depositional motive cannot be reconstructed with precision.
Event context
Classification
Event type: gold hoard deposition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Mooghaun North gold hoard, South-west Ireland archaeological search region
Affected entities: Mooghaun North gold hoard, South-west Ireland archaeological search region
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event addresses Ireland's gold industry, wetland deposition and the limits of legacy recovery.
Research notes
- Curatorial synthesis of major Irish gold and bronze hoards and their depositional settings. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Mooghaun and Dowris sections; object totals and context.
- Collection records and dating for surviving ornaments from the Mooghaun North hoard. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Culture/period, findspot, curator comments and associated records.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
Late Bronze Age gold hoards: Mooghaun and Dowris — National Museum of IrelandCuratorial synthesis of major Irish gold and bronze hoards and their depositional settings.
Locator: Mooghaun and Dowris sections; object totals and context - supports · provides evidence and date
Mooghaun North gold hoard collection records — British MuseumCollection records and dating for surviving ornaments from the Mooghaun North hoard.
Locator: Culture/period, findspot, curator comments and associated records
Referenced records
- Mooghaun North gold hoard · entity
- South-west Ireland archaeological search region · entity