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An Irish registered business since 2005, TARGET has been providing archaeological geophysics services to clients in Ireland for more than 20 years.

TARGET specialises in magnetic (magnetometry) & electromagnetic (EMI/LFEM) methods of archaeological ‘geophysical’ prospection, locating, mapping & characterising buried archaeological remains in advance of proposed development.

Renewable energy, commercial development, housing, aggregates, infrastructure, TARGET’s 30 years continuous archaeological geophysical expertise covers projects of all shapes & sizes.

If your project requires archaeological geophysical survey, whether at pre-planning stage, in response to an RFI or as a condition of planning, TARGET can advise in an honest & professional manner, with expertise that counts.

John Nicholls
TARGET Archaeological Geophysics Ltd.
MSc. Archaeological (Geophysical) Prospection 1994-1995

2026-2022

  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2022 FOERSTER
    Magnetometry: examining site of a known building foundation.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO GPR 2020 IMPULSE RAPTOR 8 CHANNEL 450 MHZ
    GPR: mapping extent of souterrain uncovered during grave digging (Co. Louth).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO CASTLE MAGNETOMETRY
    Magnetometry & EMI/LFEM: investigating medieval settlement (Co. Carlow).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO EM 2022 DUALEM 21 S
    EMI/LFEM: examining site of known building foundation.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO EMI 2022 B DUALEM 21 S
    EMI/LFEM: investigating known barrow complex (Co. Kildare).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2023 FOERSTER
    Magnetometry: examining site of known military encampment.

2022-2018

  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2019 FOERSTER NEOLTHIC CAIRN 2
    Magnetometry: examining suspected Neolithic cairn, and adjacent Iron Age settlement.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO GPR 2019 GSSI SIR3000 400 MHZ ANTENNA
    Targeted GPR examining suspected Neolithic cairn.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO EMI 2018 GF INSTRUMENTS CMD MINI
    Targeted EMI/LFEM at site of known barrow complex (Co. Dublin).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2018 FOERSTER COMMUNITY
    Magnetometry: Fingal Community Archaeology Project (North County Dublin).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2018 FOERSTER
    Magnetometry: examining site of known building.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2019 FOERSTER NEOLITHIC CAIRN 1
    Magnetometry: examining environs of large Neolithic cairn.

2018-2014

  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2014 GRAD601 GPS
    Magnetometry: examining site of substantial archaeological settlement.
  • TARGET ARCH GEOMAGNETOMETRY 2017 FOERSTER
    Magnetometry: part of archaeological assessment in connection with data centre development (Co. Meath).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO GPR 2015 A GSSI SIR4000 DUAL FREQUENCY 800 300 MHZ DIGITAL ANTENNA
    GPR: mapping buried walls beneath existing road network.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2018 FOERSTER PUSH
    Magnetometry: part of archaeological assessment in connection with renewable energy project (Co. Westmeath).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO GPR 2015 B GSSI SIR4000 DUAL FREQUENCY 800 300 MHZ DIGITAL ANTENNA
    GPR: mapping buried foundations beneath existing church.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO GPR 2016 GSSI SIR4000 200 MHZ ANTENNA
    GPR: examining periphery of historic town.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO GPR 2016 GSSI SIR4000 DUAL FREQUENCY 800 300 MHZ DIGITAL ANTENNA
    GPR: mapping buried foundations beneath existing roads & pedestrian areas.

2014-2010

  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2010 GRAD601
    Magnetometry: part of Discovery Programme's Medieval Rural Settlement Project (MRSP), County Carlow.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2012 GRAD601 GPS
    Magnetometry: investigating site of known building foundation.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO EMI 2013 GEONICS EM38 MK2 JUNIPER ALLEGRO CX
    EMI/LFEM: mapping buried cables beneath urban park.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2013 GRAD601 GPS
    Magnetometry: examining site of expansive archaeological settlement.
  • TARGET ARCH GEO EM 2014 GF INSTRUMENTS CMD MINI
    EMI/LFEM: mapping buried foundations beneath existing orchard.

2010-2005

  • TARGET ARCH GEO MAGNETOMETRY 2006 BARTINGTON GRAD601
    Magnetometry: examining site of known barrow complex (Co. Kildare).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY 2008 GEOSCAN SINGLE TWIN
    Electrical resistivity: examining interior of masonry castle in Co. Roscommon (Castles in Communities Project).
  • TARGET ARCH GEO EARLY SOKKIA RTK GPS BARTINGTON GRAD601
    Magnetometry (prep): examining site of large medieval settlement (Co. Carlow).