Burnt mound in Kilnahera West

In pasture, in a wet area covered by rushes at the foot of a gentle W-facing slope. A roughly circular mound (9m N-S; 8m E-W; H 0.5m) 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, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. These features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, such as the preparation of animal hides or ceremonial practices involving heat.