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Farming Rathcroghan

Supporting Sustainable Farming Rathcroghan is a particularly well-preserved late prehistoric and medieval archaeological landscape located in rich agricultural pastures of County Roscommon. This archaeological complex consists of approximately 240 identified archaeological sites and monuments, of which about 60 are under State care. Learn more about the project

Rathcroghan Landscape

The Rathcroghan landscape consists of over 240 archaeological sites, 60 of which are recorded as National Monuments. These monuments are scattered over a landscape of approximately 6.5 square kilometers. Many of the archaeological sites comprise of enclosures, barrows, mounds, and pillar stones but there are also numerous other features such as ancient trackways, townland boundaries, field systems and the unusual pits (the pit-fields), characteristic of the area.

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Farming in Rathcroghan

The Rathcroghan area is traditionally associated with cattle and in particular beef production, this remains the bedrock of the Rathcroghan farming economy to the present day. In fact, 80% of the farmers engaged in the Farming Rathcroghan project stock cattle, either as pure beef system or in mixed beef and sheep production systems. The farms in the area are relatively small, the average farm size is below 30 hectares, and many of the farms are fragmented.

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11 Mar

Hardy day in Co. Roscommon at farmer training.Thanks to all the farmers who participated and to Ronan,Michael & Seamus from Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland.
richie@farmingrathcroghan.ie

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2 Mar

(World Book Day)-The Tain translated by Thomas Kinsella,Dolmen Editions 1969 with the wonderful brush drawings by Louis De Brocquy.
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Farming Rathcroghan Project is a European Innovation Partnership (EIP) funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.

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