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Midden in Bunowna

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Situated in a N-facing vertical earth and rock face, overlooking rocky foreshore to N. Midden extends in varying concentrations along the total length of the face from a towerhouse (SL011-020---) at E to the outflow of the Easky River at W. The main concentration of midden material is at the mouth of the Easky River. Here the midden is visible as a band (L 4m E-W; T 0.08m) of periwinkle and mussel shells within a band of darker soil, 0.3m below the top of the vertical face (total H of face 2.2m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL011-100

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  • Michael Dibb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Florentchevallier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Easkey GAA (official club account publisher); individual photographer not named, x.com
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