What is recorded here

Burnt mound: Identified in centre-line testing, and excavated (11E0231) as Currinah 5a in the preparatory work for the N5 Charlestown by-pass. Situated in a SE-NW valley with a small stream c. 50m to the N. A small deposit of broken and burnt stone (dims 4m x 3m; T 0.15m) sealed a peat deposit. Fulacht fia (RO008C-) is c. 30m to the SE. (Delaney 2011, 4) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 October, 2015

Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of domestic or ritual activity, typical of such features in the Irish landscape.

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