Burnt mound in Killalough

In wet pasture, at the junction of two streams. An irregularly shaped mound (c. 8m N-S; c. 8m E-W; H 0.45m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Burnt mound in Killalough is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. It is significant as evidence of early human activity involving heat, possibly for ceremonial purposes or water heating.