C_Edwards
@cedwardsarch.bsky.social
Archaeologists and doctoral researcher at Queens University Belfast. Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeology of Ireland, Scotland and Europe.
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Wicklow hill fort identified as oldest prehistoric ‘proto-town’ in Ireland
Wicklow hill fort identified as oldest prehistoric ‘proto-town’ in Ireland
The ‘Baltinglass hill fort cluster’ predates the Viking towns once considered Ireland’s earliest urban settlements
www.irishtimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Wicklow hill fort identified as oldest prehistoric ‘proto-town’ in Ireland
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A hillfort in Co Wicklow is believed to be Ireland's earliest proto-town, pre-dating Viking settlements, researchers at Queen's University Belfast have said.
Wicklow hillfort designated Ireland's earliest proto-town
A hillfort in Co Wicklow has been declared the "largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain".
www.rte.ie
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 AM
A hillfort in Co Wicklow is believed to be Ireland's earliest proto-town, pre-dating Viking settlements, researchers at Queen's University Belfast have said.
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Brusselstown Ring is one of the largest hillforts in Ireland, enclosed by ramparts that encompass both the hill itself and the Neolithic enclosure of Spinans Hill 1 #HillfortsWednesday
Hillforts that span more than a single hilltop are incredibly rare.
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Hillforts that span more than a single hilltop are incredibly rare.
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🏺 #Archaeology
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Brusselstown Ring is one of the largest hillforts in Ireland, enclosed by ramparts that encompass both the hill itself and the Neolithic enclosure of Spinans Hill 1 #HillfortsWednesday
Hillforts that span more than a single hilltop are incredibly rare.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Hillforts that span more than a single hilltop are incredibly rare.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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Our recent work at Burnswark hillfort was included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top archaeological discoveries in Scotland 2025!! We found a large settlement within the fort, and remodelling of the ramparts after a Roman attack @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk #HillfortsWednesday
December 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Our recent work at Burnswark hillfort was included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top archaeological discoveries in Scotland 2025!! We found a large settlement within the fort, and remodelling of the ramparts after a Roman attack @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk #HillfortsWednesday
More on the significance of our UKRI QUADRAT DTP funded excavations at Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow (Ire.) @jodarchaeology.bsky.social @lindaboutoille.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @quadratdtp.bsky.social @ukri.org @antiquity.ac.uk
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County Wicklow: Settlement find may challenge Vikings first towns theory - researcher
Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring.
bbc.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
More on the significance of our UKRI QUADRAT DTP funded excavations at Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow (Ire.) @jodarchaeology.bsky.social @lindaboutoille.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @quadratdtp.bsky.social @ukri.org @antiquity.ac.uk
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Over 600 suspected house platforms have been identified at Brusselstown Ring hillfort in County Wicklow, marking it as the largest known prehistoric nucleated settlement in Britain and Ireland. doi.org/hbhgtd
Scientists have uncovered evidence of Ireland's largest prehistoric hillfort settlement
In a recent study published in Antiquity, Dr. Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort, making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far.
phys.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Over 600 suspected house platforms have been identified at Brusselstown Ring hillfort in County Wicklow, marking it as the largest known prehistoric nucleated settlement in Britain and Ireland. doi.org/hbhgtd
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Archaeology work at Burnswark hillfort involving UofG staff & students led by @jodarchaeology.bsky.social, @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social and University of Manchester are included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top Scottish archaeological discoveries in 2025 . ⛏️
Read more: gla.ac/4p4BFHQ
Read more: gla.ac/4p4BFHQ
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Archaeology work at Burnswark hillfort involving UofG staff & students led by @jodarchaeology.bsky.social, @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social and University of Manchester are included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top Scottish archaeological discoveries in 2025 . ⛏️
Read more: gla.ac/4p4BFHQ
Read more: gla.ac/4p4BFHQ
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Really excited that our book on Baltinglass and the Prehistoric Hillforts of Ireland has been nominated for Book of the Year in the 2026 Current Archaeology Awards! The only hillfort on show in this category, so please, all of you #HillfortsWednesday crew, get voting! www.archaeology.co.uk/vote
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Really excited that our book on Baltinglass and the Prehistoric Hillforts of Ireland has been nominated for Book of the Year in the 2026 Current Archaeology Awards! The only hillfort on show in this category, so please, all of you #HillfortsWednesday crew, get voting! www.archaeology.co.uk/vote
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The hillfort of Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow 🇮🇪 annotated with the locations of new test trenches #HillfortsWednesday
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The hillfort of Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow 🇮🇪 annotated with the locations of new test trenches #HillfortsWednesday
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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I LOVE the fact that these 'hillforts' are now starting to look more like citadels, with upper 'cities' and lower 'cities'. The old polis model!
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I LOVE the fact that these 'hillforts' are now starting to look more like citadels, with upper 'cities' and lower 'cities'. The old polis model!
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Hot off the press, our new paper on the incredible Late Bronze Age nucleated settlement at Brusselstown Ring hillfort, Co. Wicklow, Ireland is freely available to read (doi.org/10.15184/aqy...). @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @antiquity.ac.uk
Brusselstown Ring: a nucleated settlement agglomeration in prehistoric Ireland | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Brusselstown Ring: a nucleated settlement agglomeration in prehistoric Ireland
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hot off the press, our new paper on the incredible Late Bronze Age nucleated settlement at Brusselstown Ring hillfort, Co. Wicklow, Ireland is freely available to read (doi.org/10.15184/aqy...). @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @antiquity.ac.uk
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NEW Have archaeologists identified the largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain? Survey at Brusselstown Ring, one of the largest hillforts in Ireland, found evidence for potentially hundreds of occupied roundhouses!
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
NEW Have archaeologists identified the largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain? Survey at Brusselstown Ring, one of the largest hillforts in Ireland, found evidence for potentially hundreds of occupied roundhouses!
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology