Midden in Derryloney

Close to SE end of a boulder clay cliff adjoining the Silver Strand, near Bearna. Exposed in section as a band of black material (L 4.6m, T c. 0.2m). It contains a large number of periwinkle shells with burnt stone and charcoal also in evidence. A much more extensive deposit, noted here by Keary (1965, 110-11) in the early 1960s, consisted mainly of oysters, but he considered that it might be of natural origin. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010