Achinduin Castle walk led by Dr David Caldwell Despite the glowering skies and later the persistent rain, many set off to look explore the medieval Achinduin Castle (sometimes known as the Bishop's Palace), at the south end of the island. Dr David Caldwell led the...
Fourteen hardy souls gathered on a raw Winter day to explore the land surrounding what is now Lismore Parish Church which is thought to be related to a much larger building and/or buildings on the site known as the Cathedral of St Moluag. There were three Church...
As a result of discussion at the 2012 Friends’ Day, volunteers mounted a series of archaeological walkovers in one part of the island during winter 2013. The aims were: To encourage community involvement in exploring our heritage To photograph, and locate with GPS...
The final walkover for winter/spring 2014 on 25 May 20214 attracted 12 enthusiasts, led by the local historian Douglas Breingan. We explored the southern part of Lismore, focusing on ancient duns and on settlements from the 18th/19th centuries. The data we collected,...
This winter’s second walkover on 16 February2014 was perhaps the most enjoyable and fascinating so far. Led by Douglas Breingan, local historian, a dozen of us spent a rare, sunny afternoon exploring part of the Fiart area, followed by tea at the café. [gallery...
The Comann Eachdraidh’s third archaeological walkover was at Baleveolan on Wednesday 13 March 2013. The combination of wonderful sunshine, beautiful views all around the island, and lots of unanswered historical questions, made for a very enjoyable afternoon. Though...
The old township of Killandrist meaning the cell of Andrew suggests this area was once dedicated to him probably in early Christian times, 8th century onwards, when folklore suggests a monastic community nearby or a scattering of monk cells, belonging to the Culdee...
This was the first of the walkovers to record as much of the archaeological evidence as possible. Twelve hardy souls gathered at the ruined village of Port a' Charrain on a very cold January afternoon.in 2013. We photographed every ruin and noticed signs of early...