What is recorded here

Midden in Rahoneen is a shell midden near Rahoneen Castle in County Kerry, Ireland. The Kerry Field Club visited in 1944 and found fragments of bone and shells of sea fish. The site preserves a quiet trace of human life beside the castle, where meals ended and discarded shells gathered along the coast.

The Kerry Field Club, which visited this area in 1944, located a shell midden near Rahoneen Castle (1014). They state that they 'only found fragments of bone and shells of sea fish'. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 5. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

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