Midden in Inch (corkaguiny By.)

Inch promontory, on the N side of Dingle Bay, is comprised of a vast expanse of sandhills, c. 5km long, up to 1.5km wide and over 100 feet (30.5m) high in places. On its E side, at Gubranna Point, is a very large shell midden, composed of several layers of cockle shells, which extends for a distance of c. 168m and which is c. 3.5m deep. Carmody and Wilson (1912, 63-4) discovered many 'rubbers' and 'hammers' on the beach beside the midden. They also recorded that cockles were still collected here every year and boiled on the spot, the cooked fish being taken away for home consumption or for sale. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 15. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013