Exploring Ireland's Archaeological Past

Join Rowan of Ravara, the Cosmic Viking, as he explores Irish archaeology, visiting a selection of archaeological sites in northeastern Ireland, and considers the perspective they provide on the present. All the sites mentioned are open to the public, free to visit, and listed below:

Neolithic:
Legananny Dolmen https://maps.app.goo.gl/WaqAastDSS4Y8...
Slieve Gullion passage tomb https://maps.app.goo.gl/bckm4amzCtkZz...
The Giant's Ring henge https://maps.app.goo.gl/BtG5XVF5VC2rG...

Bronze Age:
Ballynoe Stone Circle https://maps.app.goo.gl/oAScnZ5sxGWUZ...
Scrabo Hillfort https://maps.app.goo.gl/5vEmJ9BR1z7D5...

Iron Age:
Hill of Tara https://maps.app.goo.gl/Dk6vfbS9Nncsd...
Aghascrebagh ogham stone https://maps.app.goo.gl/A4rgv97nMm4vC...

Early medieval:
Lisnabreeny Rath https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yvy9L4sAwqts2...
Finnis Souterrain https://maps.app.goo.gl/aPhcSY25B755w...
Nendrum monastery and tidal mill https://maps.app.goo.gl/oWwKPERtFuVBs...
Monasterboice monastery https://maps.app.goo.gl/VEGwERNwPiFHm...
Round tower at Duleek Abbey https://maps.app.goo.gl/44BzPGYvoStTF...

Medieval:
Dundrum Castle https://maps.app.goo.gl/sY2W6Gnfdc4M8...
Inch Abbey https://maps.app.goo.gl/47JvtmrCtbY3z...
Melifont Abbey https://maps.app.goo.gl/t8zdzxmGAwJyk...

17th Century:
Blundell's House, Dundrum https://maps.app.goo.gl/N2Q7i8TBo9QKo...
Battle of the Boyne battlefield https://maps.app.goo.gl/6aTbNiipNKdhb...

Filmed over the period May to November 2025.