What is recorded here
Situated towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. Archaeological testing (08E0352) identified a large spread of broken and burnt stone (dims c. 12m NW-SE; c. 4.5m NE-SW; T 0.2m). It is preserved in situ. (Duffy 2008, 8, 9; 2011)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 17 January 2020
Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Such features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, though their exact function remains debated.
- Townland
- Cornecassa Demesne
- Official type
- Burnt mound
- Official record
- MO009-078----
- What survives
- Recorded monument
- Location
- Official recorded centre point
Other information
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