What is recorded here

Under the 19th-century cottages on Scattery Island, clay floors and scorched earth wait for discovery. A large medieval settlement likely strung itself along the shingle spit, using fire and building near the shifting shore. The island kept its old shape long after people stopped visiting it.

Excavations (Licence no. 01E0662) undertaken in 2001 to assess the impact of providing visitor facilities on Scattery Island revealed widespread remains of clay floors, metalled surfaces and scorching suggesting a large settlement close to the shore in the early or high medieval period (Pollock 2003, 24-5, no. 96). Material seen under the cottages suggests buildings may have strung themselves out along a shingle spit above the shore, as the 19th-century cottages did subsequently (Pollock 2008, 9). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 20 September 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1971).

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