What is recorded here
On the NE shoreline of Gooreen Island, in the intertidal zone. This deposit of limpet shells (0.3m N-S; 0.2m E-W) is visible at low tide in a layer of peat beneath a storm beach. The peat was exposed following the recent winter storms. The midden was brought to our attention by Mr. Michael Gibbons, Archaeologist, Clifden.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 24 February 2016
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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