2014:018 - LOUGH LUGH, Ushnagh Hill, Westmeath

Following on from previous palaeoenvironmental investigations at Lough Lugh in April 2012 (License no. 12E056; Schot et al. 2014), three additional sediment cores were extracted for radiocarbon (AMS) dating purposes from the centre of the lake known as Lough Lugh, on the summit of the Hill of Uisneach, Co. Westmeath, in July 2014. The lake was also augured at 10m intervals across its north-south and east-west axes to gain a clearer picture of its litho-stratigraphy. The investigations were undertaken as part of a collaborative research project by the School of Geography and Archaeology, NUI Galway, and the Discovery Programme.

Reference
Schot, R., Stuijts, I., McGinley, S. and Potito, A. (2014). Reflections on a lake: a multi-proxy study of environmental change and human impacts at Lough Lugh, Uisneach, Co. Westmeath. Late Iron Age and ‘Roman’ Ireland. Discovery Programme Reports 8. Dublin: Wordwell.