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Burnt mound in Carrigagulla

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

In tillage. A spread of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil (diam. c. 25m) was noted in 2004 following the discovery of a silver armlet in the same field (Cahill 2007, 46). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Burnt mound in Carrigagulla is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heat-shattered stones and charcoal-rich soil. Its association with a discovered silver armlet suggests it may have had ceremonial or metallurgical significance.

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