Midden in Glen

Located in an eroding cliff face, at the NW end of a small cove on the SE shore of Clare Island. This midden was exposed by storm action in 2014, and is visible in section as a thin layer (L 1m; T 0.1m) in the upper levels of the rocky cliff face. It consists predominately of limpet and periwinkle shells, but also includes animal and bird bone. Overlying the midden is a thin layer (T 0.2m ) of soil, which is overlain by a sod layer (T 0.1m). Fragments of slate were noted above the midden layer. There is a tower house (MA085-023001-) c. 15 m to N. The attached images of the midden viewed from the SE are uploaded courtesy of Deb Rotman: MA085-078----_01 MA085-078----_02 Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 February 2015