The Merchant Hotel

Located within the historic core of Belfast, Gahan and Long carried out an excavation of an 18th century streetscape prior to the construction of the extension to Belfast’s Merchant Hotel. This excavation identified the remains of house plots from one of the cities original street and led the recovery of a wide variety of artefacts.

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Antrim Castle Gardens

Gahan and Long carried out numerous excavations as part of the restoration of Antrim Castle Gardens.  These included the identification of structural elements within the Kitchen Gardens, the discovery of a former underground pump house...

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Ebrington Barracks

Gahan and Long have been the archaeological consultant for the restoration of the 19th century Star Fort at Ebrington Barracks.  As well as overseeing the restoration of the historic fort wall, excavation works have lead...

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Down High School, Downpatrick

The initial works of this scheme involved the excavation of a workhouse graveyard associated with the former Downpatrick workhouse and fever hospital.  The graveyard was in use from the 1840s/1850s until it reached capacity and...

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