Midden in Ardfry

At the W end of the low-lying Ardfry peninsula in Galway Bay. An extensive 0.15m thick deposit, mainly of oyster shell with some periwinkle, is revealed in section along N shore of the peninsula and is treaceable for c. 800m at an average depth of c. 0.25m below present ground surface. Some shell is also visible to the W and SE of Loughaunascalia, where it has been exposed by burrowing rabbits, and along the S shoreline to the S of the folly (GA094-002----). The extent of the deposit suggests that the entire W end of this peninsula was once carpeted with shell. (Holt 1912, 250) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 3 March 2017