Northern Ireland Dramatic new photos show bones of close to 150 bodies found following complex dig at site of medieval abbey in Carrickfergus Most of the bodies were male, a number female and ...

Carrickfergus medieval history The excavation was carried out on a site adjacent to the former Woodburn Abbey. Built in 1326 by a religious order known as Premonstratensians, the abbey replaced ...

Archaeologists found a medieval church cemetery in Carrickfergus, ... Archaeologists discovered 146 skeletons at the site of what was once a medieval church’s cemetery in Northern Ireland.

Ahead of construction in Northern Ireland, a team of archaeologists conducted a “very complex” excavation. “Looking at the site before we started, it was clear that this was an area that ...

The remains were discovered close to what was once the location of a 14th century abbey The bones of more than 140 people have been discovered close to where a medieval abbey stood several hundred ...

The remains of more than 140 people have been discovered close to a 14th century abbey in the town.