Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 20 April 1904
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway reports that he has been in Ireland examining the other objects found along with the three horse skulls in the 'crannog discovery'. He writes that he and Coffey have dated them between the eighth and tenth centuries. He mentions a letter from Walter Harris concerning his enquiries about callosities on the legs of horses in Tangier.
Dates
- Creation: 20 April 1904
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 leaf
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Ridgeway refers to the discovery of a Bronze Age excavation in County Galway in 1903 which uncovered three horse skulls. This discovery of 'the Crannog Skulls' proved that the horse was in general use in Ireland by at least the tenth century rather than resulting from a more recent Spanish influence, as had previously been posited.
Extent
From the File: 1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1136
Physical Description
1 leaf
Creator
Subject
- Coffey, George, 1857-1916 (scholar of Irish history and Keeper of Royal Irish Academy Collections, Dublin (Ireland)) (Person)
- Harris, Walter Burton, 1866-1933 (traveller, explorer and author) (Person)
- Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England)) (Person)
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