What is recorded here
Situated on a S-facing slope with a small E-W stream c. 20m to the S. Archaeological testing (07E0246) produced a length of burnt mound material (L 10m) with an adjacent pit (diam. 1.5m) just to the N. The ring-ditch (WX047-131----) is c. 90m to the NE. (McLoughlin 2007, 5)
Burnt mound in Cooloughter is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic site, characterized by a mound of heat-shattered stones and an associated pit. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early heating or cooking practices and possibly ceremonial activities in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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