What is recorded here

Eagle’s Nest is a small grass islet off County Donegal where the sea has already eaten most of the midden, leaving only a thin southern strip of limpet shells beneath the sod. The islet appears and disappears with the tide, forcing anyone who walks it to read the edge quickly before the water returns. A promontory fort sits close enough to suggest the islet was not empty, but the vanished depth of the midden means much of its human story has gone back into the bay.

Located on an islet named Eagle’s Nest on the OS 6-inch maps. The oblong, grass-covered islet (c. 40m WNW-ESE; c. 15m NNE-SSW) stands proud of a broad shelf of bedrock which projects out from the mainland. The bedrock is inundated at high tide, but is exposed at low tide when the islet is accessible. The midden is visible in section, just below the sod, on the eroding S edge of the islet. It is composed predominately of limpets in a layer of dark brown soil. It has been severely eroded, and it is difficult to determine its original extent. A promontory fort (DG098-034----), encompassing a headland, is located 100m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 February 2019

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