Excavation Reports From Donaghpatrick and Kilcoona

A number of published archaeological excavations have taken place in the parish of Donaghpatrick-Kilcoona, some dating back to the 1950’s. These excavation reports have been uploaded to excevations.ie, the Database of Excavation Reports. These reports were compiled by the archaeological teams involved in each excavation and will be uploaded individually as part of a series of publications relating to the excavations in the parish. The findings of these excavations vary in detail, however, despite the scant findings of some of the excavations, the individual reports provide rich details on processes and techniques used by the archaeologists.

The first excavation of this series dates from a discovery of an ancient burial site in December 1953 in the townland of Bunnasillagh. The excavation took place in early January 1954.

The second excavation of this series dates from an excavation of an area identified for burial ground extension in Kilcoona Cemetery. The excavation took place in February 2011.