Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Fakeeragh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fakeeragh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48553, -10.04592
- SMR number
- GA035-070----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a small cliff face on N shore of Clifden Bay. A short stretch of midden material (L 3m, T 0.2-0.3m) exposed in a scarp. Composed of oyster and winkle shell in a black charcoal band covered by 0.6m of soil and scraw.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.