Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Fínis, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fínis
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29023, -9.82070
- SMR number
- GA077-037----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This midden, at the SW end of Fínis, was brought to our attention by Erin Gibbons in April 2014. It was exposed as a result of the storms in January 2014. Some burnt stone, a pit, a compact stone layer and charcoal within and below the midden were also noted. On inspection a dark horizon of sand (exposed L 8m; T 0.1-0.2m) was visible at depth of between 0.4m and 1m below the sod cover. Shells, mainly periwinkles, were visible but they were not densely concentrated. The sod cover had collapsed in places. The other features noted above were not visible.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 20 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.