What is recorded here
Located in a broad col with Vinegar Hill c. 900m to the WSW and a lower hill c. 750m to the ENE. Archaeological testing (06E1184) around the enclosure (WX020-033001-) produced evidence of a burnt mound (diam. c. 3m) c. 130m ESE of the enclosure. (McLoughlin 2007, 4-5).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 6 June, 2012
Burnt mound in Clonhasten is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic feature, characterized by a mound of heat-shattered stones. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early land use and possible ceremonial activity in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
IndicatedEnclosure · 723 yd
farm housefarm house · 784 yd
Battle of Vinegar Hill, 1798Monument · 899 yd
Clonhasten Housefarm house · 929 yd
Vinegar HillMountain / peak · 992 yd
U.N. Peace MemorialMonument · 1.3 mi
National 1798 CentreMuseum · 1.3 mi
CastleCastle, ringwork · 2.8 mi