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Midden in Ballyvodock West

Midden

What is recorded here

On edge of S-facing limestone cliff, in estuary to N of Great Island and Brown Island. Not located. Schlichting (1973, 15-16) describes shell deposit 25 feet long and 12 inches thick at centre; heavily overgrown; sherd of 'coarse black pottery' found in rabbit burrow immediately below midden. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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