Achill Field School

Who we are? The Achill Field School was established in 1991 as a Training School for students of archaeology, anthropology and related disciplines. The Field School is based at the Archaeology Centre in Dooagh and at the Deserted Village of Slievemore, both situated on Achill Island in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland. What we do The Field School offers a comprehensive list of courses in archaeology, anthropology and related disciplines. These include a number of 1-week Introductory courses, a 3-week Dig-Draw-and-Digitise course, 2, 4 -and 6-week modular courses, and our very popular Trainee Supervisor course, as well as a variety of weekend Guided Tours to premier archaeological sites on Achill. Our staff are all highly qualified archaeologists with many years of fieldwork experience. Introduction Achill Field School was set up with the specific aim to provide hands-on training for archaeologists, anthropology and archaeology students and people with an interest in heritage. In this, our 29th year of operation as a Field School, this same mission statement remains at the centre of everything we do. We offer a very high level of training, above and beyond that which is offered by similar projects elsewhere. The key to our training is that we cater for small group sizes with all instruction delivered directly by highly experienced archaeologists and environmental scientists. What distinguishes the Achill Field School from other field schools is a combination of in-depth training and a focus on state-of-the art archaeological research. 2022 will see the Achill Field School undertake survey and excavation at Tawnanghmore, a late/post medieval deserted settlement located just over one mile north west of the Field School campus on Achill Island. For up to date information about this excavation please see https://achill-fieldschool.com and the AIA Website, Please also see our new Walks/Tours website at: wildirelandwestwalks.com