Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Cromane Lower, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cromane Lower
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10488, -9.90789
- SMR number
- KE055-002----
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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
Cromane Spit is an elongated promontory which extends N into Dingle Bay. Seven shell middens are exposed along a 3.8km stretch on its W side between Island Point and Black Point, five of which occur in the townland of Dooaghs (KE055-004----, KE055-005----, KE055-006----, KE055-007----, KE055-008----).
This midden is located close to Island Point and is composed of a compact deposit of mussel, periwinkle, cockle and limpet shells. It occurs .4m below the top of the .9m high shore-face and measures 4.15m long and up to .17m deep.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 4. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Midden1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.