What is recorded here

Fire cracked stones and charcoal-stained clay still lie layered inside the low mound at Ballynahoulort, proving that heat and water worked together there long before written memory. The small cut and stakeholes suggest a temporary kitchen, washing place or ritual basin rather than a grand home. People may have gathered beside it, marking seasons with warmth and repeating gestures until the earth itself remembered them.

'This low mound measured 5.65m by 2.40m and was composed of layers of fire cracked stones clay, charcoal stained soil, charcoal and ash. An irregular cut 1.10m by 0.60m and 0.30m deep filled with burnt material was uncovered as were three small stakeholes filled with soil flecked with charcoal. There was, again, no evidence of in situ burning. The irregular cut may have served as a small trough though no lining was recovered.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 20 June 2012

Burnt mound in Ballynahoulort is a fulacht fia, dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000–1200 BCE). These features are significant as they provide evidence of prehistoric cooking, feasting, or ritual activity in the landscape.

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