Burnt mound in Ballyglass Middle

In flat, rush-grown boggy pasture, located at the base of a steep SW-facing ridge slope. A surface spread (c. 8m NNW–SSE; c. 5-6m WSW–ESE) of shattered stone in charcoal rich soil was noted here in 1999. A second surface concentration of burnt material (MA103-078002-) was visible 5m to SSE. The nature of these remains is uncertain. One possibility is that the two spreads are part of a single levelled burnt mound with overall dimensions of c. 15m. A burnt mound (MA103-077----) is located c. 15m to NW and another burnt mound (MA103-079----) is incorporated into a field fence c. 10 to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 November 2022

Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Such features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, though their exact function remains debated.