Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Coolmain, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolmain
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CO124-073----
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the 1940s a possible midden consisting of a pile of cockle shells 'as if it were an ancient habitation' was recorded (ITA). The exact location of this possible midden is not known. The eroding seashore and the top of the strand on the E side of Coolmain Bay were examined but no trace of a shell midden was noted. There is no local knowledge of a shell midden in this area.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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