Overview
Midden in Cromane Lower is recorded as Midden in Kerry. Cromane Spit is an elongated promontory which extends N into Dingle Bay. Seven shell middens are exposed along a 3.8km stretch on its W side between Island Point and Black Point, five of which occur in the townland of Dooaghs (KE055-004----, KE055-005----, KE055-006----, KE055-007----, KE055-008----).
Why it was made
The saved account records: Cromane Spit is an elongated promontory which extends N into Dingle Bay.
People and events
The saved account records: Seven shell middens are exposed along a 3.8km stretch on its W side between Island Point and Black Point, five of which occur in the townland of Dooaghs (KE055-004----, KE055-005----, KE055-006----, KE055-007----, KE055-008----).
How it worked
The saved account records: This midden is located close to Island Point and is composed of a compact deposit of mussel, periwinkle, cockle and limpet shells.
What remains
The saved account records: It occurs .4m below the top of the .9m high shore-face and measures 4.15m long and up to .17m deep.
Why it mattered
Midden in Cromane Lower matters because the source ties midden to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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