What is recorded here

Seven burnt mounds emerged in Cahircalla More when road builders cut through peat in 2003, revealing bronze-age heat trapped beneath the wet land. Area ii lay on drier ground above natural gravel, its limestone and sandstone still carrying charcoal from fires lit between 1100 and 900 Cal BC. The stones did not build a house or fence a field; they marked a place where water, heat and repetition made something the body could feel before the mind could name.

Discovered in 2003 during test trenching in advance of the construction of the Ennis Bypass and Western Relief Road at the edge of and close to the surface of a peat bog and excavated in 2004. Excavation revealed seven discrete prehistoric burnt mounds (CL033-162001- to CL033-162007-). This record is for Area ii which lay on drier ground than the other burnt stone spreads and directly overlay natural gravel. It comprised a spread of burnt stone (8.4m x 5.6m; T 0.1-0.2m), mostly limestone with some sandstone and a small amount of charcoal. A radiocarbon determination of 1100-900 Cal BC was obtained. (Taylor 2006; Bermingham, Hull and Taylor 2012) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 May 2017

Burnt mound in Cahircalla More is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, dated to approximately 2000–800 BCE, characterized by the presence of heat-shattered stones and hearths. Its significance lies in providing insight into prehistoric land use, domestic or ceremonial activities, and the technological practices of early farming communities in the region.

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