Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Horse Island, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Horse Island
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.34355, -8.67572
- SMR number
- SL007-047----
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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
This is one of three middens (SL007-045----; SL007-046----; SL007-047----) exposed in section on the shoreline of Horse Island. It incorporates shells and animal bones. A sampling strategy (09E0174) was undertaken in 2009 as part of a radio-carbon dating programme (Sherlock et al. 2009). Sampling from this midden returned a date (from charcoal) in the Early Christian period. A larger midden (SL007-0046----) produced cattle, sheep and pig bone and included evidence for cereal: it also returned an Early Christian date (from charcoal). It is suggested that these middens may be part of a more extensive system along this stretch of the island shoreline (pers. comm. T. Kytmannow 2012).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of revised upload: 6 June 2016
References
Sherlock, R., Kytmannow, T., Hunt, C. 2009 Sligo Islands Research Project: Archaeological Survey and Sampling Programme Excavation Licence No.: 09E0174. Unpublished Interim Report submitted to NMS on October 2009.
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