What is recorded here
This is the record for the early Bronze Age burnt mound excavated by Ellen O'Carroll (E3217) on the N11 road improvement scheme. (O'Carroll 2009a)
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 14 January 2013
Bronze Age burnt mound, dating to approximately 2000–1500 BCE. It is significant as an example of a thermally modified structure, possibly used for ritual, industrial, or domestic purposes, and was uncovered during infrastructure development.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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