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Midden in Ringaskiddy

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On beach at Curlane Bank. Narrow lens of midden material extends for 30m N-S along shoreline just above high tide mark and measures 0.1m in thickness. Deposit contains cockles, limpets and winkles with some oyster and razor shells. Large scatter of shells (c. 100m E-W) on beach at low tide level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO087-054

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  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rogue29567, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Caoimheen3, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • derek menzies, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kondephy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishmirror.ie
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