Shell midden in Castle Espie, County Down

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Map note: The recorded spot for Shell midden in Castle Espie is around Castle Espie, County Down, Ireland; it is a shell midden. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record record MRD167:018

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