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This small midden is exposed in section on the N shoreline of Abbey Island, on the W side of Darrynane Bay. Measuring 4m long and .2m in maximum thickness, it is composed of limpet and periwinkle shells in a band of dark brown, stony soil. It is overlain by .6m of sand (information: M. Mullins).
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
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