The site, in Threecastles outside Blessington, identified during pre-construction archaeological investigations, contained evidence of human activity dating back approximately 9,000 years to the Early Mesolithic period. www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #speirgorm
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
www.rte.ie
October 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The site, in Threecastles outside Blessington, identified during pre-construction archaeological investigations, contained evidence of human activity dating back approximately 9,000 years to the Early Mesolithic period. www.rte.ie/news/regiona... #speirgorm
No matter how cynical you are, some news headlines are irresistible.
9,000 year old "Swiss Army Kit" found in Co. Wicklow
#SpéirGhorm #Historysky
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9,000 year old "Swiss Army Kit" found in Co. Wicklow
#SpéirGhorm #Historysky
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
www.rte.ie
October 31, 2026 at 3:28 PM
No matter how cynical you are, some news headlines are irresistible.
9,000 year old "Swiss Army Kit" found in Co. Wicklow
#SpéirGhorm #Historysky
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
9,000 year old "Swiss Army Kit" found in Co. Wicklow
#SpéirGhorm #Historysky
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
www.rte.ie
November 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
www.rte.ie/news/regiona... 9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
www.rte.ie/news/regiona... 9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
RTÉ News: 9,000-year-old ‘Swiss Army kit’ found in Co Wicklow
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/1029/1597253-wicklow-archaeological-site/
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/1029/1597253-wicklow-archaeological-site/
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
RTÉ News: 9,000-year-old ‘Swiss Army kit’ found in Co Wicklow
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/1029/1597253-wicklow-archaeological-site/
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/1029/1597253-wicklow-archaeological-site/
Good sites get recycled over & over. First a knapping flint pit 9000yrs ago, then something else 4000yrs ago, and then a ringfort presumably 2-3000yrs ago. And now a solar farm!
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Good sites get recycled over & over. First a knapping flint pit 9000yrs ago, then something else 4000yrs ago, and then a ringfort presumably 2-3000yrs ago. And now a solar farm!
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow share.google/DAbuNpj7sADX...
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
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October 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow share.google/DAbuNpj7sADX...
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow share.google/DAbuNpj7sADX...
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow
Researchers at the Threecastles Solar Farm near Blessington have discovered what is believed to be the oldest archaeological site ever excavated in Co Wicklow.
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October 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
9,000-year-old 'Swiss Army kit' found in Co Wicklow share.google/DAbuNpj7sADX...
You'd be like Heaven to touch
Can't take my eyes off of you—Towards Threecastles
Can't take my eyes off of you—Towards Threecastles
September 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
You'd be like Heaven to touch
Can't take my eyes off of you—Towards Threecastles
Can't take my eyes off of you—Towards Threecastles
The murder hole directly over the inside castle door at Threecastles, Co. Kilkenny. Mythology has dropping stones boiling water & what have you down on interlopers. In reality more likely a retractable early equivalent of a pulverizing railway sleeper in size & shape dropped down. Goodnight Irene.
August 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The murder hole directly over the inside castle door at Threecastles, Co. Kilkenny. Mythology has dropping stones boiling water & what have you down on interlopers. In reality more likely a retractable early equivalent of a pulverizing railway sleeper in size & shape dropped down. Goodnight Irene.
#grosmontpathsgroup repaired steps on #ThreeCastles above Grosmont, Beech Hill @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social
Thanks to support from #MonLife @ramblersgb.bsky.social and the landowner for access.
Very, very stony and very, very thin soil
Thanks to support from #MonLife @ramblersgb.bsky.social and the landowner for access.
Very, very stony and very, very thin soil
April 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
#grosmontpathsgroup repaired steps on #ThreeCastles above Grosmont, Beech Hill @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social
Thanks to support from #MonLife @ramblersgb.bsky.social and the landowner for access.
Very, very stony and very, very thin soil
Thanks to support from #MonLife @ramblersgb.bsky.social and the landowner for access.
Very, very stony and very, very thin soil
Still a bit of snow on #AbergavennyAlps
@ramblersgb.bsky.social @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social
#ThreeCastles
#PathsToWellbeing
@ramblersgb.bsky.social @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social
#ThreeCastles
#PathsToWellbeing
November 20, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Still a bit of snow on #AbergavennyAlps
@ramblersgb.bsky.social @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social
#ThreeCastles
#PathsToWellbeing
@ramblersgb.bsky.social @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social
#ThreeCastles
#PathsToWellbeing
There is something about winter
which bares things down to their essentials
a bare tree
a black hedge
hold their own stark throne in our hearts
Cannon
#ThreeCastles
which bares things down to their essentials
a bare tree
a black hedge
hold their own stark throne in our hearts
Cannon
#ThreeCastles
November 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
There is something about winter
which bares things down to their essentials
a bare tree
a black hedge
hold their own stark throne in our hearts
Cannon
#ThreeCastles
which bares things down to their essentials
a bare tree
a black hedge
hold their own stark throne in our hearts
Cannon
#ThreeCastles
Another bit of #ThreeCastles route a little easier.
And what fun we had!
Why not get some yourself
@MonCountryside @RamblersCymru ?
And what fun we had!
Why not get some yourself
@MonCountryside @RamblersCymru ?
October 24, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Another bit of #ThreeCastles route a little easier.
And what fun we had!
Why not get some yourself
@MonCountryside @RamblersCymru ?
And what fun we had!
Why not get some yourself
@MonCountryside @RamblersCymru ?
Bábhún Ó nDuach/Threecastles
Placenames and other information associated with this location.
www.logainm.ie
November 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
'My wife and girls mean the world to me' - Kilkenny hurling hero awaits kidney transplant
'My wife and girls mean the world to me' - Kilkenny hurling hero awaits kidney transplant
For Derek Deegan, life looks very different than it used to. The 37-year-old, now living in Graignamanagh with his wife and two young children, was raised in Threecastles, County Kilkenny, where hurling is in the blood. He lived and breathed the game from the moment he could lift a hurl. Club, schoo
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May 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
'My wife and girls mean the world to me' - Kilkenny hurling hero awaits kidney transplant
The remains of a medieval towerhouse at Threecastles in County Wicklow.
This was one of a chain of three fortifications that once controlled a strategic crossing point on the River Liffey during the 15th century, hence the townland name — Threecastles.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishBlueSky #Archaeology 🏺
This was one of a chain of three fortifications that once controlled a strategic crossing point on the River Liffey during the 15th century, hence the townland name — Threecastles.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishBlueSky #Archaeology 🏺
March 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The remains of a medieval towerhouse at Threecastles in County Wicklow.
This was one of a chain of three fortifications that once controlled a strategic crossing point on the River Liffey during the 15th century, hence the townland name — Threecastles.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishBlueSky #Archaeology 🏺
This was one of a chain of three fortifications that once controlled a strategic crossing point on the River Liffey during the 15th century, hence the townland name — Threecastles.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishBlueSky #Archaeology 🏺
Looks like Kilkenny Limestone from Threecastles
August 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Looks like Kilkenny Limestone from Threecastles
I have just come back from the 4th Round International Heritage Stone Workshop in Ireland. Here we all are at #McKeoneStone’s quarry at Threecastles in Co Kilkenny
📷 C Sreejith
#heritagestone #buildingstone #geology #ireland
📷 C Sreejith
#heritagestone #buildingstone #geology #ireland
July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I have just come back from the 4th Round International Heritage Stone Workshop in Ireland. Here we all are at #McKeoneStone’s quarry at Threecastles in Co Kilkenny
📷 C Sreejith
#heritagestone #buildingstone #geology #ireland
📷 C Sreejith
#heritagestone #buildingstone #geology #ireland