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
- 52.08801, -9.93106
- SMR number
- KE055-007----
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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
On a low cliff-face, 33.5m SW of KE055-006----, a thick layer of sand is sealed by a black, sticky sod layer. Resting on the latter is a midden, exposed for a length of 13.5m. It achieves a maximum thickness of .2m and occurs below 1.4m to 1.8m of sand. The midden material is predominantly composed of mussel shells, though periwinkles and a small quantity of stone occur throughout. A thin layer of sand near the centre of the midden separates this deposit from a less substantial layer of shells above, which appears to be composed exclusively of cockles. It has a maximum thickness of .2m and is exposed for c. 3m.
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. 8. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.