What is recorded here

On S shore of Corkbeg Island. One of two shell middens (CO088-106---) exposed by recent sea erosion. Layer of shells (H 0.4m; L c. 2 - 3m) visible in profile on low cliff-edge c. 0.4m below present ground level. According to local information, other shell middens have been exposed on the island from time to time. 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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