What is recorded here
In generally level area of rough, densely overgrown pasture (furze, rushes, briars and sally trees). Oblong mound (dims. c. 8-10m N-S; c. 22m E-W) which is covered in a dense overgrowth of furze bushes; Large sally bush at E-end. Black soil and reddened heat-shattered stone noted under the sod at the only clear area within N sector.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 14 November 2014
Burnt mound in Caher is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat-treated stone use or ceremonial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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