What is recorded here

Dunnamark Fort stands above a eroding beach where oyster, cockle and periwinkle shells still lie buried beneath split stones and animal bones. The cliff drops four to five metres to the shore, exposing a thin layer of discarded life that may have sustained the people who built or used the fort. The sea takes the midden back a little further each storm, carrying its evidence out to drown in the Atlantic dark.

On beach at base of 4-5m high cliff underneath Dunnamark Fort (CO118-004001-). Layer (L 3m; D 0.5m) of shells, including oyster, cockle and periwinkle. Eroding; animal bones and several split stones also noted. 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

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