ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HERITAGE SERVICES
Rubicon Heritage provides a full range of archaeological and heritage services to the public and private sectors. We deliver tailored heritage solutions and quality assured management support. We are experienced professionals passionate about the past and its preservation for the future.
Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd
Rubicon Heritage is one of the leading archaeological firms in the Irish Heritage sector. Since 2000 we have provided archaeological advice and support for commercial developers and their agents, local authorities, national heritage organisations and private individuals. Our team offers extensive professional expertise and commercial awareness to ensure the efficient and quality-assured completion of all archaeological projects – no matter the size. Rubicon has a track record of professionalism, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. We are committed to delivering premium quality assistance to meet all your archaeological and heritage needs.
Projects
With 20 years’ experience and expertise we lead clients through projects from consultancy to completion. We combine an in depth understanding of archaeology with practical experience of major construction projects. Tailored solutions and expertise ensure that archaeological risks are identified and managed for successful delivery of projects.
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Job Position: Project Manager, Wales
Rubicon are currently recruiting for a Project Manager position based in our Cardiff office. For details on the position and how to apply see below:

Job Position: Project Supervisor, Scotland
Rubicon are currently recruiting for a Project Supervisor based in our Edinburgh office. For details on the position and how to apply see below: PROJECT

Rubicon at Dunbar SciFest
Rubicon are returning to the popular Dunbar SciFest on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March 2015 (10am to 5 pm) on a stall along with

‘Iacta Alea Est’: The Die is Cast on Our New Van Livery
We have always looked to have a bit of fun with our vehicle livery, particularly on our larger machines. Rubicon’s Graphics Manager Jonathan Millar designed

Exploring Scottish-Irish Relations in Edinburgh
Rubicon’s MD Colm Moloney is getting about these days! On 5th February he was invited to participate in a ‘Scottish-Irish Relations: A New Chapter’ event

Rubicon & Craig Phadrig, Inverness
The latest issue of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Scottish Group Newsletter includes a piece by Forestry Commission Scotland archaeologist Matt Ritchie on their work

Great Chieftain O’ the Puddin-Race!
On 26th January last, Rubicon’s own tim’rous beastie, Colm Moloney, in company with Louise Baker, attended the Burns Night Supper at the British Ambassador’s residence in

Rubicon Adobe Training: Drawing On Our Experience
We have always prided ourselves in providing a quality service to our clients and sharing our expertise and knowledge far and wide. This extends to

Digging a Doocot in Lochend Park, Edinburgh
A project investigating the Heritage of Lochend Park in the northeast of the City of Edinburgh has been initiated by the voluntary group ‘Friends of

Seeking Archaeological Staff in the Swansea Area
We are currently looking for all grades of archaeological staff for work in the Swansea area in early 2015. If you are interested you can

Holding Out For A Hero
Comedian Neil Delamere’s four-part series Holding Out For A Hero produced by Mind The Gap Films is currently being broadcast on RTE2. Episode two, charting

FAME Comes to Ireland!
Rubicon were delighted to host the December board meeting of the Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME) at our Edinburgh office. One of the

Launch of Monograph on Archaeological Investigations on the M6 Motorway
Last week we attended the launch of the latest National Roads Authority Monograph, entitled The Quiet Landscape: Archaeological Investigations on the M6 Galway to Ballinasloe
Employment Opportunity: Project Manager in Scotland
We currently have a major employment opportunity, as we seek to fill a position of Project Manager with our Rubicon Heritage team based in Scotland.

‘A Safe Place for Ships’: Cork, Ireland, Europe and the Sea- UCC Maritime History Conference
It has been an eventful month for Rubicon in terms of speaking engagements, with staff members giving presentations in Scotland, the United States and Ireland.

A Lecture on Bridgend Medieval Chapel, Edinburgh at the ELL & BAC Conference
Rubicon’s Louise Baker caught up with news from recent archaeological projects at the Edinburgh, East Lothian and Borders Archaeological Conference (ELL and BAC) last Saturday.

A Rubiconer Abroad- Speaking Engagements in Tennessee
Rubicon’s Damian Shiels is heading Stateside next week to deliver a keynote address at the 150th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. Aside

The Scotland-Ireland Archaeological Seminar
Rubicon was delighted to take part in a fantastic seminar on collaboration between the archaeological sectors of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Mapping the Archaeology of Ireland’s War of Independence: A Case Study of Knockraha, Co. Cork
We were recently commissioned by Knockraha Area Historical & Heritage Society to examine the locality’s War of Independence heritage. Primarily we were asked to assess

Prospecting for Archaeology in the Northern Isles
We were recently commissioned to evaluate a proposed housing development near Kirkwall in Orkney. Orkney is one of the richest archaeological landscapes in Britain and

Let There Be Light! (But Check for Archaeology First…)
We have just completed an evaluation of our first solar farm in Devon in collaboration with our associates AB Heritage Ltd. These developments are quickly
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