What is recorded here
Situated towards the bottom of a slight S-facing slope. Listed as a possible fulacht fia (NMI file, c. 1950), nothing is visible in a ploughed field.
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload/revision: 20th December, 2010.
Burnt mound in Ballyshonock is a fulacht fia, typically associated with the Early to Middle Bronze Age in Ireland. These sites are significant for their potential use in cooking, hide-scalding, or other thermal activities, reflecting early domestic or industrial practices.
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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