entity · region_bi_ireland_southwest
South-west Ireland archaeological search region
Modern search frame for Cork, Kerry, Clare and connected Atlantic landscapes.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: broad archaeological range
- informs · defines or contextualizes
Prehistoric Copper Mining in South-West Ireland: The Mount Gabriel-Type Mines — William F. O'Brien (1990)Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections - informs · defines or contextualizes
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 - informs · defines or contextualizes
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
Research description
Used for Mount Gabriel mining, Mooghaun-area gold deposition and Atlantic exchange. It is not a Bronze Age province or ethnic territory.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines or contextualizes
Prehistoric Copper Mining in South-West Ireland: The Mount Gabriel-Type Mines — William F. O'Brien (1990)Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections - supports · defines or contextualizes
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 · defines or contextualizes
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