What is recorded here
In an indented dune system (L c. 160m), running roughly NW-SE, at the NE tip of Inishlackan. The dunes are highest towards the SE end (H c. 2m), where the most extensive tract of the midden survives. The midden was initially inspected in September 1984 and is still much the same as it was then, when it was visible 'as…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA063-004001
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Fractal Angel, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, ie.polomap.com
- Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maigheach-gheal, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maigheach-gheal, Geograph Ireland
- Hugh Chevallier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jonathan Wilkins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Patrice78500, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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