Burnt mound in Ballyshonock,hacketstown (decies Within Drum By.),ross (decies Without Drum By.)

Situated in the valley of a N-S stream. Seven fulachta fiadh are listed (NMI file). The valley is now flooded by Ballyshonock Reservoir. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Burnt mound (fulacht fiadh), likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These sites were used for cooking or processing activities and are significant for understanding prehistoric domestic and subsistence practices in Ireland.