Burnt mound in Hazelwood Demesne

Located in flat, damp lowlying rush-grown pasture, c. 570m N of the NW shoreline of Lough Gill. This burnt mound is evident as a low subcircular rise (15m N−S; 16m E−W; H 0.65m at E, 0.4m at W). The mound is composed of a concentration of angular stone fragments in black soil. It is most clearly defined on the E side, where there is a slight drop in ground level, but elsewhere the mound grades seamlessly into the surrounding field surface. A covering of bright green grass, and an absence of rushes, distinguishes it from the rough, rushy sward of the surrounding field. It is more than likely a fulacht fia, which has been partly levelled in the past; no clearly defined trough depression is visible. There are two burnt mounds (SL015-133----; SL015-134----) in the adjoining field c. 175m to N. Notified to NMS by Leo Leyden. Attached image: SL015-132----_01.JPG Viewed from NW Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 November 2018

Burnt mound in Hazelwood Demesne is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic feature, typically associated with heat-related activities such as cooking or ceremonial practices. Its presence in the Lough Gill area highlights the region's significance during the Bronze Age for settlement and ritual use.