Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Gooreen, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gooreen
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.53641, -10.16895
- SMR number
- GA021-046----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · 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
In sand dunes along the N shoreline of Omey Island, c. 80m to the ESE of another midden (GA021-045----). A very short section of a midden (L 2.8m), aligned E-W, is exposed the dune face in an area of recently collapsed and overhanging sod and sand. It is composed of limpet shells but some razor shells are also visible on the collapsed sand. A further midden (GA021-047----) lies c. 90m to the E.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 23 July 2014
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.