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Burnt mound in Cootehall

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

An area of burnt limestone and sandstone was uncovered in archaeological testing (00E0393) on the subsoil in ground preparation for a housing scheme, and it is preserved in situ on a small D-shaped green (dims c. 35m NE-SW; c. 10m NW-SE) c. 15m NE of fulacht fia (RO007-018002-) and c. 80m SW of rath (RO006-018----). (Gregory 2002, 292) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 27 May 2015
Burnt mound; date uncertain but likely Bronze Age. It represents a domestic or ritual activity site, common in the Irish landscape for cooking, heating, or ceremonial purposes.

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