What is recorded here

Deerpark holds a burnt mound where heat shattered stones still rest beneath charcoal-rich soil. The mound stretches twelve metres and ten across, deep enough to mark the ground but shallow enough to hide inside ordinary earth. It may have been a place for cooking, cleaning tools or gathering people beside warm water. Forgetting it is easier than remembering the hands that heated those stones.

During the course of an archaeological impact assessment carried out by Laurence Dunne Archaeology in advance of a proposed facility to deposit benign waste material, test excavations were carried out in October 2017. Seven test trenches were opened and burnt mount material consisting of heat shattered stones and charcoal enriched soil was discovered in trench 2. The extent of the burnt mound material was determined to be 12m NE-SW by 10m NW-SE. The minimum depth of the material was c. 0.15m. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 29 January 2018

Burnt mound in Deerpark is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heaps of heat-shattered stones. Its significance lies in providing insight into early land use and possible ceremonial activities in the region.

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