Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Cartoorbeg,Sturrakeen, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartoorbeg,Sturrakeen
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.53654, -10.16743
- SMR number
- GA021-047----
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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 on the N shoreline of Omey Island, c. 90m to the E of another midden (GA021-046----). This midden (L c. 55m) is exposed intermittently in the dunes and is obscured in places by the recent collapse of overhanging sod and sand. It is mainly composed of limpet shells but some razor and periwinkle shells are also visible. Some flecks of charcoal are also evident through the shell deposit. This area of dunes has been heavily eroded as evidenced by the field posts now dangling in front of them. Further middens (GA021-045---- and GA021-039002-) are evident c. 170m and c. 195m to the WNW and NW respectively.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 15 May 2014
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.