What is recorded here

Holly, hazel and blackthorn strangle the mound, hiding its edges beneath a tangle of roots and shadow. The stones still hold heat from ancient fires, even though human hands stopped feeding them centuries ago. What the mound made, who stood beside it, and what it gave back have all dissolved into the dark soil.

In a thicket of overgrowth, located 5m from W bank of a stream, sheltered at W by a low rise. A low mound (c. 8m N-S; 6m E-W) composed of a concentration of stone fragments in black soil. It is obscured by the roots of holly, hazel and blackthorn bushes that grow along the banks of the stream and it is difficult to determine the exact limits of the mound. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2021

Burnt mound in Ballinamore is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by a mound of heat-altered stones. Its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric activity, possibly related to ceremonial practices or heat-dependent processes such as hide-scalding or cooking.

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