What is recorded here
This is the record for the burnt mound excavated by Ellen O'Carroll (E3222) on the N11 road improvement scheme. (O'Carroll 2009c)
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 14 January 2013
Burnt mound; likely Middle to Late Bronze Age. Significance lies in its association with ritual or industrial activity involving heat, common in Irish archaeological contexts.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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