What is recorded here
Located towards the head of a N-S valley. A D-shaped area of burnt stones and black earth (dims 9m E-W; 5m N-S) is visible when the area is ploughed, but much of the mound runs under an E-W field bank just to the N. Burnt mound (WX044-034002-) is c. 60m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 17 June, 2013
Burnt mound (fulacht fiadh), likely dating to the Bronze Age. These features are commonly associated with ritual or domestic activity, though their exact function remains debated.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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