Headland Archaeology
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| Established | 1996 | |
| Trading names | Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd | Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd |
| Managing Director | Tim Holden (UK) | Colm Moloney (Ireland) |
| Location | Cork Cork (city) Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban... , Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , Galway Galway Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester... |
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| Employees | c150 | |
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Headland Archaeology comprises a holding company Headland Group Ltd and the trading subsidiaries Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd, Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd and Archaeological Investigations Ltd.. Established in 1996, they are independent commercial companies providing archaeological services and heritage advice to the construction industry and specialising in larger infrastructure projects.
Headland Archaeology is a Registered Archaeological Organisation with the Institute for Archaeologists.
Major Projects
- Scotland
M74 Completion, Glasgow, 19th century urban and industrial sites
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
The Newbridge chariot
Newbridge chariot
The remains of an Iron Age chariot burial, were found near the Bronze burial mound of Huly Hill, at Newbridge, Scotland, 10 km west of Edinburgh in advance of development at the Edinburgh Interchange. The chariot was the first of its kind to be found in Scotland and shows Iron Age Scotland in...
Verreville Glass and Pottery Works, Glasgow
Verreville Glass and Pottery Works, Glasgow
Verreville Glassworks was established on the north bank of the River Clyde in the village of Finnieston in 1777. Glass making was discontinued in 1842...
The Inchmarnock Project
Inchmarnock
Inchmarnock is an island at the northern end of the Sound of Bute on the west coast of Scotland.-Geography:Inchmarnock lies to the west of the Isle of Bute at the northern end of the Sound of Bute. It is around long and rises to a height of . The island consists mainly of a single ridge running...
, monastic settlement, Argyll and Bute
The Whithorn Project, Medieval Priory
- Ireland
Carlow Bypass N9/N10 http://www.wac6.org/livesite/posters/poster_files/WAC_119_Dunne_Moloney.pdfhttp://www.wac6.org/livesite/posters/poster_files/WAC_164_Troy_Tourunen_Stewart.pdf
N25 Waterford Bypass
N7 Nenagh
Nenagh
Nenagh is the county town of North Tipperary in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of North Tipperary and in 2011 it had a recorded population of 7,995. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower...
to Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
High Quality Dual Carriageway
Archaeological Excavations
- Balblair Cist, BeaulyBeaulyBeauly is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its population was 855 in 1901...
, nr Inverness, Bronze Age burial cairn - Burgh by Sands, AballavaAballavaAballava or Aballaba was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Petriana to the east and Coggabata to the west...
, Hadrian Wall Roman fort - Carrowkeel, N6 road scheme, Ireland. Early Christian and Medieval settlement and cemetery
- Cowgate, Edinburgh. Medieval town wall
- DouneDouneDoune is a burgh in the district of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. Doune's postal address places the town in Perthshire, although geographically it lies within the District of Stirling, and administratively Doune is under the control of Stirling Council...
, Roman fort - DunbarDunbarDunbar is a town in East Lothian on the southeast coast of Scotland, approximately 28 miles east of Edinburgh and 28 miles from the English Border at Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Captain's Cabin, multi-phase settlement - Gasswater, East Ayrshire, medieval turf building
- Giles Street, Leith, Edinburgh. Medieval remains
- Holm, InvernessHolm, InvernessHolm is a small residential area in the south of the city of Inverness, Scotland. Holm is middle English and Norse, meaning "low lying land next to water". The area lies East of the River Ness....
, Bronze Age cists - Grassmarket, Edinburgh
- Hackness batteryLonghope, OrkneyLonghope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls which is one of the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands....
, Longhope, Orkney - PenrithPenrith, CumbriaPenrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
, Cumbria, Roman road - Shanzie Souterrain, AlythAlythAlyth is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated under the Hill of Alyth five miles northeast of Blairgowrie. The village has a population of 2,301...
, Perthshire. Iron Age underground structure - Straiton Quarry, Newport-on-TayNewport-on-TayNewport-on-Tay is a small town in the north east of Fife in Scotland, acting as a commuter suburb for Dundee. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport.-History:...
, Fife. Bronze Age cremation burials - PercetonPercetonPerceton is a medieval settlement and estate in North Ayrshire, Scotland, near the town of Irvine. The old church in Perceton is one of the oldest buildings in the Irvine district...
, North Ayrshire, Medieval Manor - Upper Forth Crossing, Kincardine, ClackmannanClackmannanClackmannan District 1975-96From 1975, Clackmannan was the name of a small town and local government district in the Central region of Scotland, corresponding to the traditional county of Clackmannanshire, which was Scotland's smallest...
. Prehistoric and Medieval remains - Wordsworth House, Cumbria
Environmental Projects
- Newrath, Co. Kilkenny, multi period wetland site
- N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford scheme, pH analysis of burnt mounts
- Ötzi, The Tyrolean Ice man, analysis of his last meal
Heritage Management Projects
Historic Buildings Surveys
- The ArnolArnolArnol is a small village typical of many settlements of the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Once a thriving township with over forty crofts it now has a population of about 100 and supports a much lower number of active crofters...
Blackhouses, Isle of Lewis - The DirletonDirletonDirleton is a village and parish in East Lothian, Scotland approximately east of Edinburgh on the A198. It contains . Dirleton lies between North Berwick , Gullane , Fenton Barns and the Yellowcraigs nature reserve, Archerfield Estate and the Firth of Forth...
Radar Station, East Lothian - DunnetDunnetDunnet ) is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet.The village centres on the A836–B855 road junction. The A836 leads towards John o' Groats in the east and toward Thurso and Tongue in the west...
, Brotchie's Steading, Caithness - Gasworks, Kilkenny, Ireland. Retort house
- Kisimul CastleKisimul CastleKisimul Castle is a small medieval castle located in the centre of Castlebay on Barra, an island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland....
, Isle of Barra - Prestonpans, Scottish Gothic/Baronial House
- Temple Mains Farm, Inverwick, East Lothian, 18th century vernacular buildings
- Waverley Mill