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Midden in Oldhead

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Map note: The recorded spot for Midden in Oldhead is around Oldhead, County Mayo, Ireland; it is a midden. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA086-018

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  • Iashburner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Keith Salvesen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com
  • Mick Garratt, www.geograph.ie
  • Jonathan Wilkins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons, Wikimedia Commons · No restrictions
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, ca.pinterest.com
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