What is recorded here
Discovered in monitoring (03E1374) of a road project during 2003 (Gannon 2004, 6, site 8). A layer of burnt material (dims c. 10m x 10m) was revealed in monitoring, and was preserved in situ. Burnt mound (RO011-160006-) is c. 13m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Burnt mound, likely dating to the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of ritual or industrial activity associated with heat-related practices common in prehistoric Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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