Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Tully Beg, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tully Beg
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.60677, -9.98411
- SMR number
- GA010-040----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a very small tombolo-like projection (c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) located about midway along a sandy beach at Renvyle. Described by Murray (2009, 1-3) as a heavily eroded midden composed primarily of periwinkle shells and some dogwhelk and limpet shells. Eroded out and windblown shells were scattered widely in the vicinity. While some shells still survived in section, they were embedded in sterile sand and not in organic occupation debris. A sample of the shells submitted for radiocarbon dating produced date ranges of cal BC4498-4026 and cal BC4756-5325 respectively, placing the midden in the late Mesolithic period. Another midden (GA010-035----) was recorded by Lynam (1922, 167) to the E of this one.
The following image has been uploaded: GA010-040----_01.jpg
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 2 August 2022
Murray, E. 2009 A late mesolithic shell midden at Tullybeg, Co. Galway. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 61, 1-3.
References
Lynam, E.W. 1922 Prehistoric monuments at Rinvyle, Co. Galway. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 52, 164-8.
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Meeting-houseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.