Burnt mound in Ballywater Lower

Archaeological monitoring (04E0871) of works in preparation for a windfarm identified archaeological features, some of which were preserved in situ but others were excavated under the same licence. This is a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 4.6m E-W; 3.5m N-S) overlying a pit or trough (1.4m E-W; 0.7m N-S) filled with a charcoal-rich black silty clay with heat-shattered sandstone. A spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 2.7m E-W; 1.4m N-S) is just E of the trough. The deposits were preserved under a layer of terram, sand and hardcore, during the laying of which further burnt mound material was identified. (McLoughlin 2007; 2008, 4) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 June, 2012 Amended: 3 December 2020

A Bronze Age burnt mound; its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric activity and land use in the area, likely associated with ritual or industrial practices.