What is recorded here
On a very small tombolo-like projection (c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) located about midway along a sandy beach at Renvyle. Described by Murray (2009, 1-3) as a heavily eroded midden composed primarily of periwinkle shells and some dogwhelk and limpet shells. Eroded out and windblown shells were scattered widely in the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA010-040
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- Alan Reid, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- Jonathan Wilkins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
- F Ceragioli, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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