Sign up for Digging Drumanagh: Season 5

Building on the success of previous seasons of community excavation Drumanagh Promontory Fort, Fingal’s Heritage Officer and Archaeologist Christine Baker is undertaking the fifth season of excavation at Drumanagh, Loughshinny, with a team of professional archaeologists and volunteers from the local community and beyond.

Season 5 of the community excavation Digging Drumanagh will take place between 14-28 May 2025. If you would like to take part or would like to read about the work to date please go to https://www.fingal.ie/digging-drumanagh or contact Fingal County Council’s Heritage Officer at Christine Baker span lang="EN-GB">[email protected]

Previous seasons of excavation uncovered evidence for the Iron Age including contact with the Roman world dating to the 1st-3rd centuries AD. Here at Drumanagh we have extensive evidence for trade with goods from Spain, Gaul and Britain. We also have evidence for craft working and textile production and food consumption, including our fig! During the 2025 season we will be investigating the high point in the landscape and building on the results of previous seasons . 

The dig is supported by the Heritage Council and it is hoped that people will visit throughout the two weeks, although do bear in mind that the dig itself is for over 18s only.