What is recorded here

Burnt mound in Ballyglass Lower is a low, oval ridge of shattered stone and charcoal-rich soil, lying in boggy pasture beneath a rath on the slope above. Its black earth suggests repeated fire, perhaps for cooking, crafting or ritual, though no tool or vessel remains visible. The mound sits at the edge of a drained field, half-swallowed by grass and time, waiting for someone to ask what heat it once held.

In pasture, located at the base of a N-facing slope, on top of which a rath (MA103-032----) is located. An expanse of lowlying boggy pasture stretches to N. Low, flat-topped, roughly oval or oblong mound (10m N–S; c. 6.5m E–W; H 0.2m), which appears to be composed of shattered stone fragments in a black, charcoal-rich soil. There is a shallow slightly sunken indentation (2m E−W; 1.8m N−S) towards the N end of the E side, but it is not clear if this represents a trough hollow. The W edge of the mound is indistinct, and the S side is bordered by a partly silted up, vegetation-clogged field drain. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 November 2022

Burnt mound in Ballyglass Lower is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, likely used for heat-related activities such as cooking, hide processing, or ceremonial purposes. Its association with a nearby rath suggests it may have been part of a broader settlement or land-use system.

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