Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Dooaghs, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooaghs
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.08838, -9.93049
- SMR number
- KE055-005----
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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 shell midden occurs in a low, eroding sand-face at the head of a stony beach, c. 600m S of the previous lite. The exposed deposit is 4.2m long and has a maximum thickness of .08m. It is predominantly composed of mussel shells, but some cockle, whelk and periwinkle also occur. The midden material occurs in a compact spread of brown sand, .4m below present ground level, and rests directly on a dark peaty layer.
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. 6. 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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.