Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Clooney (maas Ed), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooney (maas Ed)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.84423, -8.43005
- SMR number
- DG064-004----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A number of finds of extensive areas of midden material have been made in the Naran sand-hills (Knowles, 1901, 343-45; Brunicardi 1914, 196; McGill 1947, 29) Graves or cists with extended corpses have also been reported in this area (Knowles 1901, 343-45; McNulty 1896, 382-3). Scatters of debris comprising of bones, slag, and fire-cracked stones were observed during the course of the survey.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.