What is recorded here

On a gentle S-facing slope. Discovered in monitoring a road project in 2003 (Halliday 2006, 424, site 5), and completely excavated (03E1771) (Quinney et al. 2004, 10). Oval spread of broken and burnt stones (dims 6.6m N-S; 3.9m E-W; T 0.2m) which produced bones of horse, but there was no evidence of a trough. Fulacht fia (RO011-160004-) is c. 60m to the W, and burnt mound (RO011-160006-) is c. 20m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Burnt mound in Cloongownagh is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the third millennium BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat-treated stone processes or ceremonial practices.

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