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Burnt mound in Dunowla

Burnt mound

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Situated in rough, poorly-drained pasture adjacent to a small stream. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. According to local information, at this location there was a low, sod-covered rise which was levelled during reclamation works, revealing a concentration of stone fragments within a matrix of black soil. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
A burnt mound; date uncertain, but likely Bronze Age. It represents a domestic or ritual site where heat-treated stone was used, common in early agricultural and ceremonial practices.

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