Burnt mound in Ballydawmore

Situated on a slight NW-facing slope. Monitoring of topsoil removal (E004646) during the construction phase of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy motorway in September 2016 identified a burnt mound which was only partially excavated (E004789) in January 2017 as it extended to the NE outside the boundary of the land-take. It consists of a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 10.6m N-S; 5m E-W; max. T 0.12m) which was truncated at W by a modern NNE-SSW field drain. No trough or other features were recorded and nor were any artefacts recovered but analysis of environmental remains revealed the dominant presence of oak with some hazel. A sample of hazel charcoal produced a C14 date of 2136-1950 cal. BC. (Whitty and Kavanagh 2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 November 2020

Burnt mound in Ballydawmore 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, potentially linked to ceremonial practices or heat-related processes.