Current Archaeology award nomination for Tormore Cave book - support needed!

[rom82]

Hi All,

The Tormore Cave Project (Marion Dowd, Robert Mulraney, James Bonsall) were thrilled to hear that our book, “An Irish Civil War Dugout – Tormore Cave, County Sligo: Archaeology, history, memory” has been nominated in the Book of the Year category for the 2026 Current Archaeology Awards in London.

The winning book is by public vote, at www.archaeology.co.uk/vote

Voting is open to everyone; one vote per device (i.e. you can vote on your iPhone, laptop and PC!). There are four award categories and we are in the fourth one, that is "Book of the Year". Please note you can vote in the three other categories or just in Books, if you wish.

Thanks for all your support with the book and please consider continuing to show you support by voting for our book!

www.archaeology.co.uk/vote

 

[mikem]

It is available as a free PDF:

Publication: Tormore Cave – An Irish Civil War Dugout

New Book Reveals Hidden History of Ireland’s Civil War: An Irish Civil War Dugout: Tormore Cave, County Sligo. Archaeology, History, Memory I’m proud to announce the publication of my latest …

drjamesbonsall.com

 

[Maisie Syntax]

One vote per device?

 

[mikem]

It's easy to identify multiple votes from one source, but not one individual using multiple devices.

Charterhouse Warren cave on Mendip is also nominated for research project of the year:

Research Project of the Year 2026 – Nominees - Current Archaeology

This has been another exceptional year for archaeological research. The following are some of the most exciting projects to have featured in CA over the last 12 months – the nominees for Research Project of the Year. Voting is now open, and all the winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will...

archaeology.co.uk

 

[rom82]

It's easy to identify multiple votes from one source, but not one individual using multiple devices.

Charterhouse Warren cave on Mendip is also nominated for research project of the year:

Research Project of the Year 2026 – Nominees - Current Archaeology

This has been another exceptional year for archaeological research. The following are some of the most exciting projects to have featured in CA over the last 12 months – the nominees for Research Project of the Year. Voting is now open, and all the winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will...

archaeology.co.uk

Yes excellent to see Chaterhouse Warren nominated and I am also relieved we are not in competing with one another!

 

[Maisie Syntax]

It's easy to identify multiple votes from one source, but not one individual using multiple devices.

In my former area of employment, I could, theoretically, have had access to vote on at least 50 different devices. It seems a bizarre way of casting votes for something.