Burnt mound in Ardgroom Outward

In pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of Tooreennamna Mountain. A D-shaped grass-covered mound (4.1m N-S; straight S side: L 3.9m E-W; H 0.15m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. Two fulachtaí fia (CO102-005003-, CO102-005004-) lie c. 10m and c. 20m to the SE, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Burnt mound in Ardgroom Outward is a fulacht fia, dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These features were likely used for cooking or industrial purposes and are significant as common elements of early Irish settlement and land use.