Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Oileán Na Gcapall, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oileán Na Gcapall
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.20167, -9.15043
- SMR number
- MA022-112----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the estuary of the River Moy, located in the middle of the W side of Horse Island, a small islet adjacent to the SW end of Bartragh Island. The midden is exposed in section in the scarp face that defines the W side of the island. It appears as a layer (L c. 4m NNW-SSE; D c. 0.15-0.2m) of cockle and limpet shells, with occasional periwinkles, mussels and oysters. It underlies a layer of sod and dark brown topsoil and overlies a light brown stony subsoil.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 19 September 2012
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.