Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Inish Samer, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inish Samer
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.50088, -8.20097
- SMR number
- DG107-055----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 natural island at the mouth of the Erne on which has been found quantities of occupation debris including two sherds of 'Black' pottery, possibly 'Crannog W are' (NMI).
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
Excavation Licence No. 03E0558
NGR 1248/8171
Archaeological monitoring carried out by Chris Read in the vicintiy of the midden identified no archaeological features.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.