Midden in Grange (shelburne By., Fethard Ed)

Situated in Fethard-on-Sea village. Archaeological testing (96E0116) over an extensive area (dims c. 75m NNW-SSE; c. 60m ENE-WSW) immediately S of the church site (WX050-011001-) identified one pit (diam. 1m; D 0.8m) with a large content of periwinkle shells, and a spread nearby (diam. 1.1m) consisting largely of cockle and limpet shells. Two sherds of what may be a cooking ware was recovered from the base of a cut or hollow (Wth 5m; D 1.05m) in the base of the same trench. (Scully 1996, 5; 1997) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 12 February, 2014