What is recorded here
On a gently undulating landscape. A circular spread of grey silty clay with some broken and burnt stones (diam. 3.5m N-S; 3.3m E-W) was recorded (02E1042) in the course of laying a gas pipeline during 2002. (Quinn 2004b; Grogan et al. 2007, 332, No. 1611)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Burnt mound in Keelty is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heated stones and associated deposits. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early land use and domestic or ceremonial activities in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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