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Burnt mound in Ballyvolane (cork By.)

Burnt mound
Burnt mound in Ballyvolane (cork By.)
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In tillage, on a S-facing slope. An oval spread (c. 22m N-S; c. 18m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. Another possible burnt mound (CO074-132----) lies c. 160m to the NE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
A burnt mound; likely Bronze Age. Associated features suggest ritual or industrial activity, common in Irish prehistoric contexts.

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