What is recorded here
In a forest plantation, on a slight N-facing slope. A mound (8m x 8m; H c. 0.5m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, partially cut by a forest drain.
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 Ballydineen is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. It is significant as evidence of early human activity involving heat, possibly for cooking, water heating, or ceremonial purposes.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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