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T1 Minor Harbours of Ireland
A1 Shotton, Elizabeth, 1959-
A1 Semar, Aoife
A1 Lennon, Donal
A1 Irish Research Council
PB University College Dublin
PP Dublin, Ireland
YR 2019
NO Scope and content: While the major Irish harbours have been well documented, there remain considerable structures that due to their small size have been overlooked by researchers. For instance, of the 94 structures identified on the east coast by the Underwater Archaeological Unit of the DAHG (1999) there are 83 minor structures for which limited documentation exists. These minor harbours describe a significant coastal infrastructural system and represent a considerable source of information, many having originated through local efforts only to be later modified through government works in the 19th and 20th centuries. The danger posed to these structures from deterioration and rising sea levels is increasing and it is imperative to create accurate records to support a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of maritime engineering in Ireland.
NO Scope and content: The Minor Harbours of Ireland project was initially conceived and funded as a pilot project by the Irish Research Council to establish protocols for the capture and management of LiDAR-based surveys of these coastal structures in tandem with historic research on their development. Many of these structures have long, complex histories tied to the shifting patterns of governance, land tenure, material resources, technology and trade. Unraveling and visualising these histories involves a complex negotiation between text based archival documents, historic surveys and maps, other forms of pictorial representation such as topographical illustrations, all used in tandem with LiDAR based surveys to articulate their evolution.
NO Methodology: The methodology for classification of harbour types used in the records, identifying geomorphological setting, harbour type and construction, has been adapted from those developed by Angus Graham in his remarkable survey of Scottish vernacular harbours 1960-80. For more information see: Angus Graham, 'Old Harbours and landing-places on the east coast of Scotland', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. 108, pp. 332-65.
NO Keywords: Harbours, Ireland, maritime, engineering, heritage at risk, LiDAR, transportable data.
NO Funding: Funder: Irish Research Council ; funder identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002081 ; award number: R15353.
AN uri:info:fedora/ucdlib:255666
DO doi:doi:10.7925/drs1.ucdlib_255666
LK //digital.ucd.ie/?getObject=ucdlib:255666
SL UCD Library, University College Dublin
LL Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland