University of Denver Digital Commons @ DU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 1-1-2019 The Medieval Borderland: Geophysical Analysis of a Later Medieval Deserted Settlement and Cultural Landscape from Western Ireland Andrew Ryan Bair University of Denver Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd Part of the Anthropology Commons, and the European History Commons Recommended Citation Bair, Andrew Ryan, "The Medieval Borderland: Geophysical Analysis of a Later Medieval Deserted Settlement and Cultural Landscape from Western Ireland" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1561. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1561 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at Digital Commons @ DU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ DU. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. THE MEDIEVAL BORDERLAND: GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF A LATER MEDIEVAL DESERTED SETTLEMENT AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FROM WESTERN IRELAND ______________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Social Sciences University of Denver ____________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts ____________ by Andrew Bair June 2019 Advisor: Lawrence B. Conyers ©Copyright by Andrew Bair 2019 All Rights Reserved Author: Andrew Bair Title: The Medieval Borderland: Geophysical Analysis of a Later Medieval Deserted Settlement and Cultural Landscape from Western Ireland Advisor: Lawrence B. Conyers Degree Date: June 2019 Abstract This thesis investigates the archaeological remnants of an early 14th century settlement at Ballintober, Roscommon County, Ireland. An innovative methodology combining ground-penetrating radar, magnetic gradiometry, and archaeological excavations is utilized to reconstruct the medieval built environment, which wa s comprised of a masonry castle, nucleated settlement and wider arable agricultural landscape.