Burnt mound in Errew (mohill By.)

Situated in a small S-N valley and on the E bank of the canalised Errew River, c. 15-30m from the stream and c. 200-300m from where the stream now debouches into Errew Lough. However, the location would once have been part of the lake fringe, and layers of peat covered and underlay the excavated features. Archaeological monitoring (06E0743) of an extensive area identified four spreads of burnt mound material in Area 5 (Péterváry 2006) which were all fully excavated under the same licence (Péterváry 2006). This feature was on a rise of clay (dims 3.9m x 2.6m; H 0.25m) and consisted of a rectangular trough (dims 1.98mx 1.08m; D 0.2m), the base and sides of which were lined with split roundwood over layers of moss. Charcoal from associated burnt stone deposits produced a C14 date of 1000-830 bc (Péterváry 2010, 286-7). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 9 January 2020

Burnt mound in Errew is a prehistoric ritual or industrial site, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat-treated stone practices or ceremonial use.