What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. A concentration of burnt and broken stones with black clay covering a wide area is visible in ploughsoil. Burnt mound (WA018-067002-) is c. 60m to the S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
A burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, associated with ritual or industrial activity. Its significance lies in its potential link to domestic or ceremonial practices of early farming communities.
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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