What is recorded here

Situated on a level landscape c. 400m from the seashore to the SE. A black soil-mark (diam. c. 10-15m) is visible on vertical aerial photographs (GSIAP: S 10/11) from 1973. No feature was visible at ground level in pasture, but it is known locally to be an area of black soil. The burnt mound (WX052-021001-) is c. 50m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 18 February, 2014

Burnt mound in Ballygrangans is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat-treated stone use or ceremonial practices.

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