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Midden in Fakeeragh

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In a small cliff face on N shore of Clifden Bay. A short stretch of midden material (L 3m, T 0.2-0.3m) exposed in a scarp. Composed of oyster and winkle shell in a black charcoal band covered by 0.6m of soil and scraw. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA035-070

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  • Jonathan Wilkins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Picture: Abbeyglen Castle Hotel
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