Burnt mound in Bohola

In wet, rush-grown pasture, located at the base of a W-facing slope with a stream/drain 4m to W. A roughly D-shaped mound (13.3m E–W; 12.5m N–S; H 0.4m at E, 0.8m at W) incorporated on the straight side to N into an E–W field bank which has a parallel field ditch (Wth 0.8m) on its N side. The mound is compact and dry, covered in short grass which distinguishes it from the surrounding thick rushes and damp ground. It is composed of a concentration of stone fragments in dark soil, visible where the sod mantle has been eroded. A portion of the mound may have been levelled to N of the field boundary, where a flat stony ground surface extend for c. 6m to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 September 2021

Burnt mound in Bohola is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to feasting, ritual practices, or tanning, and contributes to understanding Neolithic land use in the region.