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Midden

Silverhill, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Midden, Silverhill, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Silverhill
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.42013, -10.14962
SMR number
GA048-018----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 an area of sand-dunes close to the sea at S limits of a golf course. A band of midden material exposed in a scarp face (L 32m, T 0.25-0.35m), and up to 1m below present ground surface. Composed mainly of shells, including whelk, periwinkle and oyster, with quantities of burnt stone and animal bone also in evidence. A fragment of a hone has been recovered. Human remains were reportedly discovered in this area in 1989. This may be a continuation of a similar midden c. 175m to SE (GA048-004----).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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