What is recorded here
Exposed in section at the base of the steep N slopes of Drom Hill, on the S side of Brandon Bay, is a small shell midden, 2m long and .4m thick. It is composed of cockle shells, charcoal and a few small burnt stones.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 8. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 3 August 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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An t'Oileán DubhIslet · 1280 yd
An CheapaighBeach / strand · 1509 yd
Fermoyle Househouse · 1.2 mi
Cloghane ChurchRuins · 1.2 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.2 mi
Hillville WoodWood · 1.7 mi
Pointe na CathrachHeadland · 1.7 mi
Binn an TuairMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Gob an IolairMountain / peak · 2.8 mi