Burnt mound in Ballynaclash

Situated on a SE facing slope of a low rise in the basin of the N S River Blackwater close to where it enters the sea, with the stream c. 320m to the E and the sea shore c. 450m to the SE. A circular area (diam. 11m WNW-ESE; 10.3m NNE-SSW) of broken and burnt stone in a black matrix (T 0.14-0.4m) was recorded in forestry operations by Emmet Byrnes in 2012. It will be excluded from the plantation. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 September, 2012

Burnt mound in Ballynaclash is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by a central mound of heat-shattered stones. Its location near the River Blackwater suggests it may have been used for ceremonial, metallurgical, or water-related activities typical of the period.