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Midden in Dunbeacon

Midden

What is recorded here

On S side small inlet 6m N of Dunbeacon Castle (CO130-025002-). Thin layer of shells (L 14m; D 0.07m) 0.6m below surface, exposed in section on coastline. Shell remains include periwinkle, oyster and cockle. (Westropp 1915, 282). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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