Dig into the Story of the Black Pig’s Dyke in Amplify Archaeology Podcast Episode 24
Amplify Archaeology Podcast Episode 24
A series of ancient and enigmatic linear earthworks contours the Irish landscape across nine counties, from Donegal to Armagh. The monumentality of these great earthworks has led to them being imbued with folklore and mythology, giving it evocative names like the Worm Ditch, the Dúncla and perhaps most famously, the The Black Pig’s Dyke. A name that derives from an old folk-tale of an enchanted boar that tore up the landscape with its tusks.
Perhaps the best stretch of the Black Pig’s Dyke is a 10km stretch in County Monaghan. It has been long believed to be an ancient boundary that separated Ulster from the rest of Ireland, but was it an Irish version of the Roman Antonine Wall? A new Wordwell publication offers a fresh perspective on the Black Pig’s Dyke and other great linear earthworks, based on Aidan Walsh’s excavations in the 1980s and a new series of investigations by Cóilín Ó Drisceoil through the Black Pig’s Dyke Regional Project. The project reassesses the chronology and interpretation of the monument, and it offers fascinating new insights into these enormous monuments and the role they played in prehistoric Ireland.
In this episode of the Amplify Archaeology Podcast, Neil was delighted to be joined by Cóilín Ó Drisceoil, Aidan Walsh and Shirley Clerkin. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this recording was carried out over Zoom, and there so there are a few audio wobbles. Please do bear with us though, it really is a fascinating discussion!
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Title: The Black Pig’s Dyke
Duration: 1 hour 16 mins.
Summary:
Dig into the story of the Black Pig’s Dyke, an enigmatic series of prehistoric earthworks that traverse a number of Ulster counties.
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