Midden in Monteensudder

Two deposits of shells (L 10m; D 0.5m) visible on cliff face. Excavation by McCarthy (1987, 15) revealed simple mounds of shells with lenses of burnt material. Intensely burnt material found below midden; fractured stones recovered. Radiocarbon dates for two combined charcoal and shell samples are as follows; Trench 1: Charcoal 2510 + 80 B.P. Shell 3040 ± 60 B.P.Trench 2: Charcoal 2120 ± 50 B.P. Shell 2610 ± 50 B.P. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009