What is recorded here

Towards the headwaters of a slight E-W stream. This is a circular area of broken and burnt stone (diam. 8.5m; max. T 0.25m) which was identified in 2007 during the testing for a water scheme. It was sampled (07E0720) but produced no artefacts or other features and will be preserved beneath a roadway. Burnt mound (RO053-008001-) is c. 10m to the E. (Moore 2008, 33-5; Quinn 2010) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Burnt mound in Ardcarn is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity and land use in the region.

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